About: LGBT history in Bangladesh

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Homosexuality has no recorded history in Bangladesh. Bangladesh was under British rule till 1947 and was known as ‘East Bengal’; the Partition of India made East Bengal the East Pakistan – a Muslim majority nation with moderate Islamic valued people. The culture of Bangladesh is influenced by both Bengali and Islamic ideologies, where homosexuality is absent, or present with homophobia and ignorance/silence about it. Bengalis have always been conservative and prohibition-minded regarding any kind of romance and sexuality. Any kind of sexuality whether it is homosexual or heterosexual along with romance has always been viewed negatively and repressed in Bangladeshi society.

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  • Homosexuality has no recorded history in Bangladesh. Bangladesh was under British rule till 1947 and was known as ‘East Bengal’; the Partition of India made East Bengal the East Pakistan – a Muslim majority nation with moderate Islamic valued people. The culture of Bangladesh is influenced by both Bengali and Islamic ideologies, where homosexuality is absent, or present with homophobia and ignorance/silence about it. Bengalis have always been conservative and prohibition-minded regarding any kind of romance and sexuality. Any kind of sexuality whether it is homosexual or heterosexual along with romance has always been viewed negatively and repressed in Bangladeshi society. (en)
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  • Homosexuality has no recorded history in Bangladesh. Bangladesh was under British rule till 1947 and was known as ‘East Bengal’; the Partition of India made East Bengal the East Pakistan – a Muslim majority nation with moderate Islamic valued people. The culture of Bangladesh is influenced by both Bengali and Islamic ideologies, where homosexuality is absent, or present with homophobia and ignorance/silence about it. Bengalis have always been conservative and prohibition-minded regarding any kind of romance and sexuality. Any kind of sexuality whether it is homosexual or heterosexual along with romance has always been viewed negatively and repressed in Bangladeshi society. (en)
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  • LGBT history in Bangladesh (en)
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