Police’s Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit has given 24 hours to the director and the lead actor of short film “Boishommo (Discrimination)” to remove it from social media platforms. CTTC Additional Deputy Commissioner Najmul Islam said: “We have asked Hayat and others to remove ‘Boishommo’ from all social media platforms. However, even at the time of writing this report, the video was seen on a number of social media pages. The short film – where Sabbir’s character confronts a woman for smoking publicly – not only was blatantly sexist but also urged everyone to film women who smoke in public and upload it on social media. ASK also said targeting women smoking in public, although there is a ban on it irrespective of gender, violates a High Court order and is equivalent to oppression against women.

Source: Dhaka Tribune January 17, 2018 18:23 UTC