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Education

Bangladesh makes history with first-ever Islamic college for transgender Muslims

Patrick Kelleher - November 15, 2020

Hijras dance in the street
Trans

A transgender woman just made history in the ultra-conservative Muslim-majority Bangladesh

Josh Milton - October 19, 2019

Eight men charged with murder of LGBT activists in Bangladesh
Crime

Eight men charged with murder of LGBT activists in Bangladesh

Patrick Kelleher - May 13, 2019

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Hijras dance in the street
Trans

Bangladesh gives voting rights to hijra community

Reiss Smith - April 29, 2019

UK

Bangladesh may be set to get its first transgender MP

Lydia Smith - January 18, 2019

Bangladeshi LGBT+ activist Xulhaz Mannan
Current Affairs

Suspect arrested over murders of Bangladesh LGBT activists in 2016

Ella Braidwood - January 16, 2019

Indian members and supporters of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender (LGBT) community celebrate the Supreme Court decision to strike down a colonial-era ban on gay sex, in Mumbai on September 6, 2018. - India's Supreme Court on September 6 struck down the ban that has been at the centre of years of legal battles. "The law had become a weapon for harassment for the LGBT community," Chief Justice Dipak Misra said as he announced the landmark verdict. (Photo by INDRANIL MUKHERJEE / AFP) (Photo credit should read INDRANIL MUKHERJEE/AFP/Getty Images)
Community

India may have legalised gay sex. But ‘paralysing fear’ plagues Bangladesh’s LGBT community

Ella Braidwood - October 7, 2018

Trans

Bangladesh appoints first transgender human rights official to ‘change attitudes’

Lydia Smith - September 17, 2018

bangladesh gay arrests
Current Affairs

27 men arrested on suspicion of being gay

Josh Jackman - May 19, 2017

World

Police in Bangladesh arrest boss of militant group that killed gay activists

Joseph McCormick - May 2, 2017

Crime

Family arrested over ‘magic genie’ transgender penis scam

Nick Duffy - February 8, 2017

Crime

Bangladesh police ‘kill militant behind murders’ of bloggers and gay journalist

Nick Duffy - June 20, 2016

Crime

Obama writes to murdered Bangladeshi LGBT activist’s family

Bobby Rae - June 3, 2016

Current Affairs

UK government ‘raises LGBT rights concerns’ with Bangladesh

Nick Duffy - May 30, 2016

Crime

Bangladeshi police arrest Islamic militant suspected of hacking gay editor to death

Joseph McCormick - May 15, 2016

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