Women in Love in Bangladesh

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Women in Love in Bangladesh

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27 minutes

Released:

Jan 28, 2016

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Lipika Pelham investigates a marriage between two Bengali women, and asks what this extraordinary love story says about attitudes to sexuality in this conservative nation.

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Jan 28, 2016

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