Brief by Shorts91 NewsDesk / 07:23am on 26 Jul 2025,Saturday International
Bangladesh Bank issued a directive banning women employees from wearing short dresses, sleeveless clothing, and leggings, urging sarees or salwar kameez with hijabs. Men were barred from jeans and chinos. The order warned of disciplinary action and mandated compliance monitoring. Social media erupted, likening the move to Taliban-style governance. Amid backlash, the bank withdrew the directive, calling it “purely advisory.” Simultaneously, a new ordinance banned government employees from protesting, replacing “disobedience” with “misconduct disrupting public duty,” allowing dismissal without appeal. Critics, including rights groups, condemned the developments as authoritarian and culturally regressive under the Muhammad Yunus regime. (PC: India Today)
