Today is the Woman's Day. This is the right day to discuss about woman-rights in the society. I used to wonder why woman want to walk around wearing such skimpy dresses in the summer, while men walk around covering most of their bodies. I used to think that woman's physique is probably worthy of display, while man's physique are not good enough for exhibition. Now I understand that my assertion is not totally right; it's also about woman's rights. I think – nudity steams from woman's revolt against societal taboos. Such revolt started in 1960s with the onset of feminist movement. When I look at Bangladesh, on this day, I see a different trend once again. It's going in the opposite direction. Every day, I see more and more young girls are being attacked if they are not hiding their beauty under their garbs. From the news, it appears that organized campaign of teasing and attacks may have been going on towards those women. Are these attacks on women to make a point, I wonder? I am looking for an answer to this question. I left Bangladesh more than 30 years ago. At that time, people used to demand harsh punishment for the attackers and teasers. But, now, I hear demand for more veils for women as the solution to these violent attacks and cruel teasing on them. I do not know, for sure, who are behind these orchestrated attacks on women, but – I can only guess who are driving this orchestrated campaign against women in Bangladesh. I would like to urge the law and order administrations to investigate this issue with outmost priority and publish the findings ASAP. Jiten Roy
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