Bengali women: The good, the bad and the controversial.

GoldenAsif · #1 June 10, 2007, 05:48 AM

Pictures of Bengali women from both Bangladesh and West Bengal (just to make Da Ganguly feel at home

).

Khaleda Zia

Hasina Wajid

P.Warner · #2 June 10, 2007, 05:58 AM

I seem to recall a female writer from Bangladesh who had taken refuge in one of the Scandinavian countries in the early nineties. I think her name might have been Tasneem or something similar. She wrote a personal account of being raped and was apparently subjected to much political violence in her own country. I recall and interview of her in the Channel 4 where she was continually smoking while answering questions. Since I had never seen an Asian woman in a sari who smoked before, it was indeed quite a novel image.

Would any of you chaps be able to shed some more light on this writer?

GoldenAsif · #3 June 10, 2007, 05:58 AM

Irene Khan, head of Amnesty International

On the far right.

Bangladeshi female military officers. (BD Amazons

)

Female officer on far right.

Maybe this girl has more fire in her than some of our cricket players at times.

A patriotic BD tigress!

GoldenAsif · #4 June 10, 2007, 06:09 AM

Across the border (Da Ganguly...where are you?

)

Sushmita in traditional Bengali female dress, Sari.

Bipasha Basu

P.Warner · #5 June 10, 2007, 06:09 AM

The following is a google search link with the keywords - Bengali Women -
http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl...=1&sa=N&tab=wi

Unfortuntely, a text search seem to bring up a lot of dating sites containing Indian singles!

GoldenAsif · #6 June 10, 2007, 06:14 AM

UK Bangladeshi TV presenter, Connie Huq

UK Bangladeshi celebrity, Faria Alam

indfan82 · #7 June 10, 2007, 08:16 AM

wastn faria alam eriksson' (england's excoach)s girlfriend or two timng him or something

Banglatiger84 · #8 June 10, 2007, 08:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P.Warner
I seem to recall a female writer from Bangladesh who had taken refuge in one of the Scandinavian countries in the early nineties. I think her name might have been Tasneem or something similar. She wrote a personal account of being raped and was apparently subjected to much political violence in her own country. I recall and interview of her in the Channel 4 where she was continually smoking while answering questions. Since I had never seen an Asian woman in a sari who smoked before, it was indeed quite a novel image.

Would any of you chaps be able to shed some more light on this writer?

You have mixed up Taslima Nasreen with Mukhtaran Mai, a pakistani woman who was raped.

Sohel · #9 June 10, 2007, 09:43 AM

interseting that you avoided the word "ugly" in your thread title.

zahid · #10 June 10, 2007, 12:50 PM

For West Bengal, you show Celebrities and from Bangladesh, what do u show ????

Hopeless!

P.Warner · #11 June 10, 2007, 12:58 PM

Faria Alam had apparently slept with Sven a few times whilst also sleeping with another Football Assiciation big wig. She later went to the celebrity big brother house. Not that I am a reader of Hello or OK type paparazzi magazines but she seems to have disappeared from the scandal pages.

GoldenAsif · #12 June 10, 2007, 01:50 PM

Zahid: Why didn't you show something then?

I don't know any famous West Bengali females except for some actresses.

As for the Bangladeshi women I showed they were heads of one of the 10 biggest countries in the world i.e. Bangladesh (regardless of how corrupt they are) and the head of a global human rights organization, far more important activities than acting.

Anyway just for you.

Bipasha Hayat from Bangladesh.

NB: Is there any need to mention who "slept" with who and I find this offensive and demeaning to the ladies shown on the thread. Can't we speak about something more meaningful such as the role of Irene Khan in human rights, or Konnie Huq's sister potentially becoming the first UK Bangladeshi member of parliament. I would like to request mods to make sure this thread does not become vulgar and trashy about who did "what" with who.

GoldenAsif · #13 June 10, 2007, 01:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sohel NR
interseting that you avoided the word "ugly" in your thread title.

No one is "ugly" as such bro.

Allah said in the Holy Quran in Surah Teen "laqad khalaqnal insaana fee ahsani taqweem"

"Indeed we created insaan in the best of moulds"

Ulama have said we should not make fun or ridicule people's physical appearances (though dress is different since that is something people can chose).

ammark · #14 June 10, 2007, 02:21 PM

...and of course, Faria Alam is popular because of her intellectualism

Sohel · #15 June 10, 2007, 03:06 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenAsif
No one is "ugly" as such bro.

Allah said in the Holy Quran in Surah Teen "laqad khalaqnal insaana fee ahsani taqweem"

"Indeed we created insaan in the best of moulds"

Ulama have said we should not make fun or ridicule people's physical appearances (though dress is different since that is something people can chose).

i was coyly referring to the sergio leone classic ... are you always this intense bro ?

my two cents: sharmeen lucky by a mile ... get you own picz.

Carte Blanche · #16 June 10, 2007, 05:46 PM

Top this one in terms of controversy:

Rubu · #17 June 10, 2007, 06:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by P.Warner
I seem to recall a female writer from Bangladesh who had taken refuge in one of the Scandinavian countries in the early nineties. I think her name might have been Tasneem or something similar. She wrote a personal account of being raped and was apparently subjected to much political violence in her own country. I recall and interview of her in the Channel 4 where she was continually smoking while answering questions. Since I had never seen an Asian woman in a sari who smoked before, it was indeed quite a novel image.

Would any of you chaps be able to shed some more light on this writer?

The lady you are talking about is named Taslima Nasreen. I read in one of her book as she being molested by her uncle as a kid. Unless you were referring to that you might have a fix up as suggested by the person above.

Yes, she became highly controversial and gathered a lot of fame writing about woman's right. Then she said something that hurt religious people's feeling and she was drafted out of the country.

I did not read too many of her writings but I always got the feeling that she just wanted to be famous. Also, my personal opinion about her is that she starts her writing with a valid issue and in analyzing it, she will deliberately reach the wrong conclusion. and she is good at it.

ammark · #18 June 10, 2007, 08:39 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rubu
The lady you are talking about is named Taslima Nasreen. I read in one of her book as she being molested by her uncle as a kid. Unless you were referring to that you might have a fix up as suggested by the person above.

Yes, she became highly controversial and gathered a lot of fame writing about woman's right. Then she said something that hurt religious people's feeling and she was drafted out of the country.

I did not read too many of her writings but I always got the feeling that she just wanted to be famous. Also, my personal opinion about her is that she starts her writing with a valid issue and in analyzing it, she will deliberately reach the wrong conclusion. and she is good at it.

...and from the one book I tried reading of hers, the prose was very ordinary. I got bored and gave up.

**Zunaid** · #19 June 10, 2007, 09:18 PM

IMHO, this whole thread is very chauvinistic.

Hatebreed · #20 June 10, 2007, 09:27 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Zunaid
IMHO, this whole thread is very chauvinistic.

I second that.

I don't think Bengali women should be paraded on a forum to demonstrate some sort of fanatic patriotism or ethnic superiority, especially ones from across the border. I'd be very cautious.

Ganguly da · #21 June 10, 2007, 11:05 PM

although there are many more bengali women famous.....nice pics.... ohhh bipasha......maybe next life lol

and that bdeshi actress is pretty cute too....

i always felt personally bengali women look best in saris....period.

Rabz · #22 June 10, 2007, 11:26 PM

Hm...... goood old Bangalee girls.....
bring it on mate...
tired of all these ......
lol.

Banglatiger84 · #23 June 10, 2007, 11:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by GoldenAsif
Zahid: Why didn't you show something then?

NB: Is there any need to mention who "slept" with who and I find this offensive and demeaning to the ladies shown on the thread. Can't we speak about something more meaningful such as the role of Irene Khan in human rights, or Konnie Huq's sister potentially becoming the first UK Bangladeshi member of parliament. I would like to request mods to make sure this thread does not become vulgar and trashy about who did "what" with who.

Then you should have posted about Faria. Apparently her only claim to fame is being a ****** so you should have left her out to increase the standards of your thread.

zahid · #24 June 11, 2007, 05:00 AM

I don't understand what GoldenAsif is trying to do in this thread???

Is he trying to show who looks better - Bangladeshi girls or West Bengal girls?

If yes, GoldenAsif .. you better get yourself some tissues. You have just thrown me a challenge. Kantey kantey bari choila jaba

Surfer · #25 June 11, 2007, 05:10 AM

Bengali women? I love em. Almost half of my gfs have been bengali and I can tell you, they are not only beautiful and hot, nut also they are very intelligent and sharp.