Going against tradition: women learning to drive in Bangladesh

Going against tradition: women learning to drive in Bangladesh | Unreported World

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Bangladesh Women's Driving School: Clemency Burton-Hill met a group of young women hoping to be Bangladesh's first female professional drivers. If successful, they'd make a far better living than in the jobs they'd otherwise do, like working in the garment factories in the capital Dhaka.
But none of them have ever been behind a steering wheel before.
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This episode first aired on 17/05/2013.

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@mariannalove4880 6 жыл бұрын

I completely feel their struggles! Stay strong ladies! You're the one to change this bothering culture!!!

@shilpaparikh3321 6 жыл бұрын

This reporter is one helluva brave woman. She's reporting in the midst of a protest, by all those Muslim men, who do not want to give equal rights to women. And to hear 7 Bangladeshi women reporters were attacked while they covered the protest. Wow! I kinda feared for her safety. Brave lady! 👏🏽

@amarkagojpati1825 5 жыл бұрын

#shilpaparikh....."all those Muslim men"? Ma'am, how are the Hindu men of India treating all of you these days? Everything must be very safe, no? So, I must wonder who drove Delhi to be the rape capital of the world and India to be the most unsafe country for women, then? YOU are even a braver lady....you and ALL the women of India....cause you are still living there, even knowing it's safer to be a cow there than to be a woman. BRAVE.

@llamaliammm 5 жыл бұрын

Ikr that bravery...

@Ukdashcam786 5 жыл бұрын

Shilpa well explained write a book from this documentary I am pretty sure you the only one who can explain in detail 😂

@Tahia213 6 жыл бұрын

2:00 Sad !!!!! the comments from women themselves... well done to these girls and parents who are precursors and lead the way towards emancipation, equality, freedom, independence, opportunities, tolerance, better life !

@maxman177 6 жыл бұрын

I am Bangladeshi and I want woman to learn driving car so that when in necessity they can drive

@jennzhan6358 6 жыл бұрын

Glad to see those awesome women are trying their best to break the 'rule' that was set up by extremely conservative Muslim men! They are real feminists proud of them!!!!!

@mshammond_uk1831 6 жыл бұрын

jenn jy Chan i guess u got a point and iam behind them too but i dont think its extremly conservative muslim men...its mostly south asian conservative culture and you can find conservative practices from india to nepal regardless of religion

@mshammond_uk1831 4 жыл бұрын

@Virat rc chup

@Silentobserber 4 жыл бұрын

@@mshammond_uk1831 who else except muslim men want to wrap women with BURKA. Can you imagine a women wearing a burka, hizab & niqab and driving a car.

@englishexpert1989 3 жыл бұрын

@@Silentobserber - Yes

@sultanajinnia9821 2 жыл бұрын

@@Silentobserber actually I do. My husband taught me driving and I easily got my license. I drive wearing full Burkha and nikab 🙃

@balakuntalamsridhar5789 3 жыл бұрын

Such a happy, confident, intelligent bunch of young women. They will change not only the fortunes of their families, but that of entire Bangladesh. May a million flowers bloom!

@TupolevTech 6 жыл бұрын

Go girls.

@Samia2123 6 жыл бұрын

Thank you for this amazing report.As a Bangladeshi girl I can attest, this struggle is real but in Bangladesh there are as many friendly,supportive kind hearted men as there are men who like to see women suffer,maybe more men on the good side than bad. Cheers to these good men.Cheers to the men behind Brac and cheers to these brave women. THANK YOU :)

@tired.....247 2 жыл бұрын

I was thinking of visiting Bangladesh is it okay to wear short skirts or dresses?

@JobSeeker-ip1gw 8 ай бұрын

@ursula.m8265 6 жыл бұрын

Brave girls because is not easy to drive in that crazy traffic. I just know automatic car. Lol.

@JAchica11 6 жыл бұрын

They should not have installed that camera in the steering wheel! Happy kept looking at it and was further distracted as a result.

@icebearr7631 3 жыл бұрын

The reason why their husband take them for granted is because they know their wife don't have skills and are dependent on them but if these girls learn skills that let's them support themselves then they wouldn't be taken for granted by their husband.

@rashedchowdhury3038 4 жыл бұрын

Inspired by you I started Driving course for girls in VTCODG Moulvibazar recently.. Keep my orphan girls in your prayer.

@jzk2020 6 жыл бұрын

When she rolled up on them at 21:02.... they see me rolling, they hating...

@VixenVilleInge 5 жыл бұрын

These girls are amazing. Being able to gain a skill that affords such freedom is so cool. Freedom to earn your own money and move around as you want is something I know I definitely take for granted most of the time.The pressure on these girls to succeed is equally as great as the pressure on them to fail. Very impressive! I hope all of them got their licence!!

@iyxec 6 жыл бұрын

What a wonderful program, really enjoyed watching. Really love to see more ladies in Bangladesh driving.

@BrideofChrist222 6 жыл бұрын

I remember driving school... you ladies can do it! Just believe in yourself.

@santoshshigu1245 3 жыл бұрын

How thrilled and exciting to see those girls accomplish their dream of becoming an independent individual. May God bless them.

@Tim_Shu 6 жыл бұрын

Girl power ✊🏽

@bear_square543 6 жыл бұрын

Hi Unreported World. I love your work, but in some of your videos as loaded onto KZfaq, the background audio overpowers the narration!

@nataschap2348 6 жыл бұрын

Strong and amazing ladies :D Keep reaching for the stars you can do it!! They made me so happy watching this :D

@joelcardoso3617 4 жыл бұрын

Maybe the general quality of the driving in Bangladesh would increase if more women drove there.

@yahooo949 3 жыл бұрын

I love this video for so many reason! I hope that these ladies stay strong and receive all the support from the people around them instead of criticism. All the best! Such brave people!

@lisamilito3480 6 жыл бұрын

You can do it... Remember fear is the opposite of faith...

@galzo9149 6 жыл бұрын

This made me so happy

@silviamilamas 6 жыл бұрын

The bravery, hope and wisdom of these ladies is a lesson ❤️ I wish the best for them

@Mari443Garrett1 5 жыл бұрын

I'm just watching and I feel so proud for them. I too would like to drive to my village but I refuse. The road is too steep up in the mountains and too treacherous. Great job ladies.

@healthmoneylove418 5 жыл бұрын

Things will get better for Bangladesh. Things are getting better for Bangladesh every passing day. Jai Bangla.

@ninabina259 6 жыл бұрын

Good job ladies! Happy you will get the hang of it. I remember driving school. You can do it! You all are so great and brace! Congratulations to you ALL!

@Tammissa 2 жыл бұрын

This parental shame towards a woman that comes from an abusive marriage is old out, dated beliefs really makes me angry. But these women who believe in change are amazing!

@yogipuneeth2758 3 жыл бұрын

Mafuza is an amazing person. Inspiring.

@rounaqul2020 5 жыл бұрын

Bangladesh is changing, go on girls. Good luck.

@rounaqul2020 5 жыл бұрын

@Akelo, don't talk like Pakistan or Islamic states people. Islam gave permission to do work for everyone. Only those countries moderated their won Islam.

@voiceabove 3 жыл бұрын

What a great organisation Brac is. We take these freedoms for granted in our Western world.

@chiddy_banggz1261 6 жыл бұрын

Damn how sad that happy isn't happy :((

@sophiejones7727 6 жыл бұрын

it's *edited* to look dramatic. above you can find testimonial that it is indeed real.

@oyinade84 5 жыл бұрын

I am so proud of these women, what a man can do women can do better. Stay strong never give in to fear. I take so many things for granted and seeing this makes me feel so embarrassed of that. I sometimes fall into depression due to little things in comparison to majors issues but I am fighting it everyday because I want to push myself to do better.

@fordaru4180 6 жыл бұрын

Muslim man tryna go backwards...shame on them. Treating woman as a property and not as partner.

@shefoundnow532 6 жыл бұрын

This is common due to the patriarchal cultures of South Asia, not to do with religion.

@fordaru4180 6 жыл бұрын

Paradoxical Box culture and religion together, who are you trying to kid?

@shefoundnow532 6 жыл бұрын

Ford Aru no they aren’t. In a country like America where we live, there’s Christians, Jews, Muslims, Hindus and many other different religions. Still we observe the same culture. Religion doesn’t define culture, they are two different things.

@fordaru4180 6 жыл бұрын

Paradoxical Box yes in the western world. However country's in the Middle East Religion has a major role in the culture and the values.

@shefoundnow532 6 жыл бұрын

Ford Aru is Bangladesh in the Middle East?

@prophettracythompson7327 3 жыл бұрын

Congrats ladies 🎉👏😁😀😊

@bumfist88 4 жыл бұрын

2020 a world where women are still not allowed to drive for bullshit reasons.

@averageguyfromchad1709 3 жыл бұрын

what are the bullshit reasons?

@ashleygross6705 5 жыл бұрын

Such brave and strong women! You go girls! I just pray the men dont try to attack or kill them for doing this

@ekammaokpura9517 3 жыл бұрын

Amen

@mickgatz214 6 жыл бұрын

You Go Gurlz, Well Done! :D

@AntonioCostaRealEstate 5 жыл бұрын

Cool video. As they say, Americans are Tourists, Brittons are travelers. So is the reporter. Sure she took body guards at the rally, but still , she mingled and plodded through. Good deed. As for the Bangladeshi women, you can’t help for having empathy towards them. Their naïveté and bubbly demeanor makes the whole camera capture worthwhile, and sorry to admit, amusing. I am sure it is a big deal for them. Something we take for granted, for them is a big step. The world is theirs to seize.

@user-wg4oj6rl9q 3 жыл бұрын

Can someone explain the horns to me? Like is it code? 2 for right 3 for left? I dont get it

@charriepope3422 5 жыл бұрын

Proud of you bangladesh ladies you can do anything!🇧🇩

@fairmountfxtradinghub1377 5 жыл бұрын

Don’t cry, mens are crazy nowadays everywhere. Finish your driving class and find job as a uber driver or something else

@KL-np5un 4 жыл бұрын

Not all of us men are like this. Some women are also violent. Does that mean that every women are crazy? No. Not everything is black and white darling.

@prabhatchoudhary581 5 жыл бұрын

Bangladesh is going to be best among Muslim nation in near future.. even education is good... Bangali speaking country 👌👌

@wolvezoid8729 3 жыл бұрын

Bro forget women, people who can drive here in our country are heroes, navigating in this traffic is impossible

@kehidupankanada Жыл бұрын

Kudos 👌 for all Bangladeshi women to drive for rights & career

@jzk2020 6 жыл бұрын

Poor Happy. She isn't very happy, is she?

@pia2904 6 жыл бұрын

1:49 2nd man from the left 😍😍😍😍😍

@mikaylambogga3852 4 жыл бұрын

The woman that wants to drive (I forgot her name sorry) she is so beautiful ❤️

@GinaMarieGuyette 5 жыл бұрын

Caption would be great. Her soft voice gets lost in some city noises.

@phaln4u 6 жыл бұрын

stay strong sis... u can do everything.

@Sierralovescharles 5 жыл бұрын

Brave and amazing women

@CarlitoGio 11 ай бұрын

Women please don’t tolerate any man beating you. You should always be treated with respect

@NurseSnow2U Ай бұрын

I agree. I am a DV survivor as well. I really appreciate this comment. But particularly in situations like this…it can be even more threatening to speak up for one’s self so their safety and future well being can only hope to be looked after by a governmental entity / charity / collective movement like what they’ve done here. It’s really brave and so very beautiful. ♥️✨

@mohimzaman5985 3 жыл бұрын

I love my golden bengaladesh as a British bengali

@johnfolsom9682 6 жыл бұрын

Let them drive that way they can go to the grocery store and pick up the kids also run errands like kids practice take them to the doctors etc.

@shamimhuq2134 4 жыл бұрын

They should have a program to provide assertive training for women ....

@sayemarman6070 6 жыл бұрын

nice,,,,

@TheShahkulu 6 жыл бұрын

It's odd that they wear lab coats as a uniform for driving school, lmao.

@TupolevTech 6 жыл бұрын

Driving in those streets require scientific knowledge 👍

@briantravelman 6 жыл бұрын

I thought they were med students at first

@alicepan6631 6 жыл бұрын

It's probably to avoid the car getting dirty. Cars are expensive, and I doubt the school gets major funding, so they have to keep the cars clean.

@TheShahkulu 6 жыл бұрын

Alice Pan lab coats don't help keep the car clean though. It's just an extra layer of clothing. This is Bangladesh we're talking about, they do weird shit like this all the time.

@NatySpaghetti 5 жыл бұрын

Here in Chile, certain jobs requiere lab coats as well, not only scientists or doctors, but teachers and kindergarten care people, as well as kids in schools

@ian4569 5 жыл бұрын

To think that at this day and age things such as society, religion, gender and other such things devide people rather than bring everyone together. Does this stem from ignorance, arrogance and/or fear? I send blessing that one day soon this shall pass and great good change shall come about to this world. Peace be to everybody!

@talleyrandxlll7037 3 жыл бұрын

Bangladeshi women are tough as nails. The things they put up with is astounding

@whylife-321 3 жыл бұрын

Go ahead girls with your super powers.

@satanismyslave7797 4 жыл бұрын

this Documentary is from 2013

@baddmanaz 4 жыл бұрын

Isn't it pronounced "show-fur" with the emphasis on the second syllable?

@dantheman6549 5 жыл бұрын

The car horn is connected to the gas pedal in Bangladesh

@MagicallyElena 3 жыл бұрын

Oh, that's weird

@2ahanaf16 2 жыл бұрын

Hehe,, no its not. 😅🤣😁

@muhammadtayyab7898 3 жыл бұрын

very sad to see that the protest was not about what the reporter said, shame on unreported world

@angelinataherin3102 2 жыл бұрын

what happened? can you explain?

@muhammadtayyab7898 2 жыл бұрын

@@angelinataherin3102 sorry i forget the video its been so long i have to watch it again to explain it to you

@aprilsummers6447 Жыл бұрын

@@muhammadtayyab7898 come on. You made a big accusation and you can't even remember what the protest was actually about?

@protograde2723 2 жыл бұрын

Here in India, cars are taken for granted. I taught my sister how to ride a MOTORBIKE. Bangladesh is lagging behind in this aspect.

@eve4191 6 жыл бұрын

20:55 “keep the wheel straight” *TURNS STEERING WHEEL*

@jyotsnaanand5214 3 жыл бұрын

Hey, Here, when they say wheel straight, they want the steering wheel straight,, not asked to drive straight...

@divMINOR 4 жыл бұрын

Fyi, they're all learning to drive a manual transmission. I also learned stick shift at the age of 22 or 23, so I feel their nerves 😊

@reneearce1667 4 жыл бұрын

it's really weird to see how people live in the other side of the world

@JesusGodHolySpirit3 6 жыл бұрын

I don't get why they can't drive?

@JesusGodHolySpirit3 6 жыл бұрын

No, intellectually not so. Why can't woman drive in this documentary that's a problem here. also why are they driving ugly cars thats a struggle alone in itself.

@tasinal-hassan8268 6 жыл бұрын

It's social stigma. Some Bangladeshi families are so strict that they don't want their children get involved in extra curricular activities like driving. That being said,the vast majority of Bangladesh is liberal so most girls face no problems while driving.

@JJsims5504 6 жыл бұрын

Bangladesh is quite a poor country. They don't have many nice cars to go around.

@brayannunez766 6 жыл бұрын

uKnow they can they just don’t want too

@zarinsubah9331 5 жыл бұрын

many women who belong to rich families do know how to drive. but the poor ones dont bcz of illiteracy and the lack of finance and also the south asian "culture" is kinda fucked up

@judgemaximus3497 5 жыл бұрын

Nice message but there are a lot of differences between men and women.

@marieperez9626 6 жыл бұрын

Who run tha world

@kiDkiDkiD12 6 жыл бұрын

Men

@marieperez9626 6 жыл бұрын

kiDkiDkiD12 some vaginas do . lol

@marieperez9626 6 жыл бұрын

Davidson Pedro ha

@NocturnalNugget2 5 жыл бұрын

Memes

@allwoodclips9629 5 жыл бұрын

Awww That reporter 👻

@LaJuera25 5 жыл бұрын

They don't think its right for women to drive, and I'm here farting and doing my budget with this in the background. lol

@mmsbludhound873 3 жыл бұрын

I'm a man and I can't handle a car with no power steering or the traffic in Dhaka lol.

@Neflyte49 5 жыл бұрын

Beautifull ladies

@harshpratapsingh7848 4 жыл бұрын

worried wahhabism do not destroy this beautiful country

@yvettemonique4330 9 ай бұрын

❤❤❤❤

@wekesan739 6 жыл бұрын

this is strange seeing as the Prime Minister is female you would imagine the society has surpassed such barriers.

@JobSeeker-ip1gw 8 ай бұрын

Nothing in AL Qur'an saying Women cannot Drive Car 🚗 or Camel 🐪 or Surf 🌊. As long as the body is covered properly. For surfing, Lightweight Surfing garments that cover the body from the neck to the Ankles is Appropriate. আল কোরানে এমন কিছুই বলা হয়নি যে মহিলারা গাড়ি চালাতে পারবে না 🚗 বা উট 🐪 বা সার্ফ 🌊। যতক্ষণ শরীর ঠিকমতো ঢেকে রাখা যায়। সার্ফিংয়ের জন্য, হালকা ওজনের সার্ফিং পোশাক যা ঘাড় থেকে গোড়ালি পর্যন্ত শরীর ঢেকে রাখে।

@NurseSnow2U Ай бұрын

🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

@PhantomickWasTaken 3 жыл бұрын

Ahh, welcome to my parent’s country of origin!! Feel welcome!

@bumfist88 4 жыл бұрын

Why is the driving instructor dressed like a doctor? E: oh she isn’t the driving instructor. But driving instructors dressed as doctors would be cool. The Drive Doctor

@JobSeeker-ip1gw 8 ай бұрын

আল কোরানে এমন কিছুই বলা হয়নি যে মহিলারা গাড়ি চালাতে পারবে না 🚗 বা উট 🐪 বা সার্ফ 🌊। যতক্ষণ শরীর ঠিকমতো ঢেকে রাখা যায়। সার্ফিংয়ের জন্য, হালকা ওজনের সার্ফিং পোশাক যা ঘাড় থেকে গোড়ালি পর্যন্ত শরীর ঢেকে রাখে।

@CaveWang 5 жыл бұрын

Lets be honest as always RELIGION plays a major role in inequality

@kaisailona685 5 жыл бұрын

@Honour 2018 Yes it is

@jecobreza2406 4 жыл бұрын

CaveWang i saw some hijabi Bangladeshi girl driving bike and car. Now will u say that religion inspired them?

@tarikbleak 3 жыл бұрын

Islam never talks about cars though

@CaveWang 3 жыл бұрын

@@tarikbleak no it doesn't, but it does say a woman's word is worth half of a man's.

@tarikbleak 3 жыл бұрын

@@CaveWang Nope misinterpretation-- it talks about particular rape cases and some Islamic countries interpret it as 4 men needed to make a rape case valid but most have removed this law. If you want more information this I suggest you look it up.

@SkyHiltribe 5 жыл бұрын

As the Moon landing saying goes, "one small step for a women, one giant leap for Muslims." As a man, I feel so proud for these progressive women. Muslim women being frown upon for driving must have been like western men taking the role as staying home "house wife."

@shamimhuq2134 4 жыл бұрын

Gono Shastoh Kendro also use female drivers ...

@star10310 6 жыл бұрын

1:42-1:50 woah bad bitch alert

@YUSUF-lv1ds 5 жыл бұрын

My instructor told me I used indicator very often ....you u guys don’t even remember about using indicator

@Allies-36.69 6 жыл бұрын

@luckilew 5 жыл бұрын

She is gorgeous and Muslims don't want nobody doing anything.

@helpingbharat2806 3 жыл бұрын

So Bangladesh Also Going to Become Saudi Arabia 😂

@TanvirAlif 4 жыл бұрын

Only 0.4 percent people have cars as of 2015. All the cars are imported and thr tax is very high, for some cars it's the highest in the world so people don't buy cars they are a waste of money.