Organized crime linked to the transgender community is rising, prompting calls for reform and police action against extortion.

DHAKA (Reuters) - Wearing bright saris and heavy make-up, many of Bangladesh’s transgenders, or hijras, spend their days begging from people stuck in traffic and shopkeepers who give them small change ...

(The Conversation) — A sociologist explains that the ability to claim transgender identities in India may appear progressive, but this can further marginalize historically stigmatized ...

Kolkata: The Election Commission will apply the \"Guardian Rule\" to ensure that adult orphans, institutionalised children, ...

As Bangladesh braces for the impact of COVID-19, with much of the country in lockdown, people with means have stocked food and hunkered down at home. But in a country where one in five people lives ...