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
Bangladesh: Another murder of a trans woman — allegedly by her husband
Shahanur Islam (Photo courtesy of JMBF)
European attorneys seek protection for LGBTQ activist Bangladeshi lawyer
Bangladesh human rights groups demand probe of attack on trans woman and her mother
Paribagh footbridge in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Photo courtesy of Dhaka Daily)
Latest trans murder in Bangladesh is part of a worldwide problem
Gay teacher barred from teaching in Bangladesh
Bangladesh human rights defenders demand action against anti-gay violence and extortion
Location of Bangladesh in South Asia. (Map courtesy of GISgeography)
Human rights activists protest Bangladesh trans murder
Bangladesh activists protest same-sex wedding arrests, face death threats