Burqa and Shalwar, Jeans and Sari - Changing Fashions on the Streets of Dhaka (in Society on the 19th of October 2009) http://www.demotix.com/news/163007/burqa-and-shalwar-jeans-and-sari- changing-fashions-streets-dhaka research done by the Department of Womens Studies at Dhaka University, concerned with whether women in Bangladesh are increasingly adopting the veil In addition to various burqua styles, reports an expanded spectrum since independence in 1971 in womens attire including shalwar kameez, jeans and short kurtas, traditional saris womens wear is an intricate part of the Bangladeshi womans changing views of herself and the world Why the Question of Womens Dress in Bangladesh?
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