Shahbagi

English

Etymology

From Bengali শাহবাগী (śahbagī), from Bengali শাহবাগ (śahobag), a locality in Dhaka, Bangladesh that was home to the 2013 Shahbag protests. Doublet of Shahbag.

Noun

Shahbagi (plural Shahbagis)

1. (Bangladesh, politics, slang, derogatory) A liberal or a leftist; in Bangladeshi politics, one who favours a secular society
2. (Bangladesh, politics, slang, derogatory) An ardent left-wing netizen, especially an atheist or Islamophobe
   • 2021 July 11, Emily Anderson, Speed of the Wind‎^[1], Emily Books House:

     What happens if Shahbagi eats biryani, I can't control my greed when I see Jafar Iqbal Sir's book.

   • 2016 January 29, Navine Murshid, “The genocide of 1971 and the politics of justice”, in Ali Riaz, editor, Routledge Handbook of Contemporary Bangladesh‎^[2], Routledge, →ISBN, page 56; republished as Sajjadur Rahman, Mohammad, editor, (Please provide a date or year):

     ...entire villages could serve as witnesses. As a Shahbagi noted,...

Coordinate terms

• sarkari Muslim (equivalent term used in India)