Bangladesh

Transgender drummer Babul Mridha (Photo courtesy of shahanur.blogspot.com)
JusticeMakers Bangladesh calls for justice after transgender person murdered
Abul Asad, the editor of the Daily Sangram, was arrested in 2019 for an article declaring that an executed Islamist killer was a martyr. (Mahmud Hossain Opu photo courtesy of Al Jazeera)
Human rights activists denounce homophobic Bangladeshi newspaper
International legal advocates urge Bangladesh to protect human rights lawyer
Golam Kibria, a gay school teacher, was allegedly murdered by Islamic extremists in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 20.
Activists call for justice after gay man murdered in Bangladesh
Bangladesh: Appeal for change after trans woman’s murder
Gay murder victim Maulana Jalal Uddin Jalali (Photo courtesy of JusticemakersBangladesh)
Gay Muslim leader murdered in Bangladesh
Bangladesh LGBT activists call for repeal of gay sex laws
Imtiaz Mohammad Bhuiyan (Photo courtesy of JusticeMakers Bangladesh)
Activists demand justice for murder of bisexual man in Bangladesh
New textbook promotes acceptance of ‘third-gender’ hijras in Bangladesh
Transgender Bangladeshi students study the Quran. (Photo courtesy of Newsweek/Getty)
JusticeMakers Bangladesh expresses concern over killing of trans woman
Bangladeshi human rights defender Shahanur Islam (left) meets with Jean-Marc Berthon, the French ambassador for LGBT+ rights.
Bangladesh activist and French leaders confer in support of LGBTQ+ rights
Trans women Barshti Afrin, Madhu, Ishani and Sumi were arrested in Bangladesh on Jan. 17 outside a wedding ceremony where they were begging for money. They were charged with extortion and rioting. (Photo courtesy of JusticeMakers Bangladesh)
Bangladesh: Human rights activists outraged at arrests of trans women for begging
Kausar Khan, 40, was allegedly murdered by a man who claims he forced him into a homosexual relationship. (Photo courtesy JusticeMakers Bangladesh)
JusticeMakers Bangladesh call for impartial justice after gay man murdered
Bangladesh activists protest reported kidnap of 2 trans women by hijras
Bangladesh: Trans woman elected to government council
Bangladeshi students seek dismissal of gay teacher