Abstract: This paper attempts to find the portrait of Bangladeshi women empowerment in Chobi Mela. Using the photographs of only Bangladeshi photographers from the Chobi Mela I to Chobi Mela VII exhibitions as the only source of data, the paper used quantitative content analysis of the photographs to figure data which may support the topic.Women in Bangladesh are in a process to be empowered. Education, profession, politics, change in society and new technology is getting women to a place where they can feel a sense of empowerment. Maybe Bangladesh is not the country with most empowered women; but it is working and stepping forward on the goal of achieving women empowerment. Each year Chobi Mela comes with a different theme and with that theme in center there are always some other subject which are exhibited in Chobi Mela. Among the subjects, there is also Bangladeshi women empowerment. This paper attempts to find the trends of Bangladeshi photographs on Bangladeshi women empowerment. The paper came up with graphs and charts which directs to a conclusion of the paper which is, there is portrayal of Bangladeshi women empowerment in Chobi Mela but it is not enough and not even increasing by every exhibition. To increase the portrayal of Bangladeshi women empowerment in Chobi Mela, the paper also gave some recommendations to both the authority of Chobi Mela and Bangladeshi Photographers.
Keywords: Chobi Mela, Bangladesh, Photography, Women Empowerment, Quantitative.
Title: The Portrait of Bangladeshi Women Empowerment in Chobi Mela
Author: Sabbir Ahmed
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