Women, Politics and Patriarchy: A Case of Bangladesh

Abstract

Bangladesh is a developing country situated in the eastern part of South Asia. It is surrounded by India, Myanmar and the Bay of Bengal, has a land area of 147,570 square kilometres and is home to a large population of 152 million, with roughly equal numbers of men and women. Politically, the region in which Bangladesh is situated passed from imperial Muslim rule during the Middle Age to British imperial rule at the beginning of Modern Age. The country freed itself from British Imperial domination in 1947 and finally emerged as an independent nation in December 1971 through an armed conflict.