The first madrassa, or Islamic school, specifically for transgender students in Bangladesh opened last week in the capital city of Dhaka. It was a first not only in the country, but across South Asia, ...

DHAKA, June 28 (Thomson Reuters Foundation) - When an elderly relative passed away, Sanjibani Sudha, a 26-year-old banker, was not permitted by her family to attend the funeral because she is a ...

Islamic hardliners in Bangladesh have launched a campaign to deter a proposed law that aims to protect the rights of the marginalized transgender community in the Muslim-majority nation. The campaign ...

Dr Debapriya Bhattacharya, convener of Citizen's Platform for SDGs, today said amid rising fear and repression, vulnerable groups in Bangladesh say they have been forced into silence, with women, the ...

This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence. Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh — Salma lives in a crowded refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar. On a late evening in September 2023, she put on a colorful ...

Islamic hardliners in Muslim-majority Bangladesh have started flexing their muscles once again in recent weeks amid an ongoing row over transgender rights in the country. On Jan. 23, several hundred ...

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 ...

Six days a week, transgender students come to Rina Hijras’ home to learn. Six days a week, transgender students in Dhaka, Bangladesh, come to Rina Hijras' home to dance, eat and, more importantly, ...