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Shahbagi
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English
Etymology
From en bn শাহবাগী śahbagī, from en bn শাহবাগ, a locality in Dhaka, Bangladesh that was home to the 2013 Shahbag protests.
Noun
en Bangladesh politics slang derogatory A liberal or a leftist; in Bangladeshi politics, one who favours a secular society
en Bangladesh politics slang derogatory An ardent left-wing netizen, especially an atheist or Islamophobe
en Emily Anderson Speed of the Wind https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Speed_of_the_Wind/kMM3EAAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Emily Books House 11 July 2021 What happens if Shahbagi eats biryani, I can't control my greed when I see Jafar Iqbal Sir's book.
en Ali Riaz Sajjadur Rahman, Mohammad 56 The genocide of 1971 and the politics of justice Navine Murshid Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Bangladesh https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Routledge_Handbook_of_Contemporary_Bangl/nC9-CwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=0 Routledge 29 January 2016 9781317308775 ...entire villages could serve as witnesses. As a Shahbagi noted,...
Coordinate terms
en sarkari Muslim (equivalent term used in India)
en Bangladeshi politics Islamism Leftism Liberalism