Since Bangladesh is a Muslim majority country with a rather conservative value system, homosexuality is not tolerated or accepted.
The need for such a magazine originates in the context of Bangladesh, which is one of the 72 countries where homosexual conduct is criminalized by law. Love and Bangladesh are at the core of Roopbaan’s editorial policy promote the human right to love and establish the idea that same-sex love exists in Bangladesh like in any other country or society in the world. Under the pennant of a lifestyle magazine, Roopbaan features segments like fashion, travel, health, human rights, activism, literature, etc. Roopbaan, meaning a ‘fabulous and beautiful person’ in Bengali, is the first and only LGBT magazine of Bangladesh. The cover of the second issue published in August, 2014.
