The happiest and saddest stories of 2017
The happiest story was about a gay Kurdish refugee’s Christmas. The saddest story was about a gay Bangladeshi…
Family forced him to marry; he chose death instead
This is the story of Sajjad, a young Bangladeshi man who was full of life, forever beaming with…
Bangladeshi repression leaves LGBT community reeling
Increasing desperation in the Bangladeshi LGBT community came to a head Friday, May 19, when police in Bangladesh…
Bangladesh activists seek funds to fight anti-LGBT law
Bangladeshi activists are seeking to raise £25,000 to mount a legal challenge to the country’s colonial-era anti-LGBT law.
Bangladesh police say they know activists’ 5 killers
Police in Bangladesh have identified five people involved in the April 25 murder of LGBT rights activists Xulhaz…
Media disagree on role of Bangladeshi murder suspect
Western media and local Bangladeshi newspapers gave distinctly different accounts of the May 14 arrest of an Islamic…
Two LGBT activists murdered in Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, two LGBT rights activists, including the editor of Roopbaan, the country’s first LGBT magazine, were hacked…
Four arrests of LGBT activists at Bangladesh celebration
Police in Dhaka, Bangladesh, today arrested four LGBT rights activists taking part in a traditional procession to celebrate…
Anti-gay Bangladesh protests target Nobel Prize winner
Agence France-Presse reports: Clerics in Bangladesh held small protests Tuesday [Oct. 1] against Muhammad Yunus over comments he…
Bangladesh newspaper urges repeal of anti-gay law
A newspaper in Bangladesh has announced its opposition to the country’s harsh anti-gay law. The Dhaka Tribune, which…