Shahanur Islam

Lesbian couple detained by police in Bangladesh
LGBTQ rights activists denounce detention of 4 lesbians in Bangladesh
Lesbian girl asks ‘What is wrong with death?’ (trigger warning)
Photos of Mim Akhter and Rober Liza have been blurred and altered for their safety.
Two young women run away, get married, face kidnapping charge
Cover of Bangladesh human rights report for 2022
First-ever Bangladesh report finds 100s of victims of anti-LGBTQI+ violence
Anti-trans demonstration (Photo courtesy of JusticeMakers Bangladesh France)
Anti-trans protest leads to cancellation of Bangladesh speech
Accused murderer Shahidul Islam in custody. (Photo courtesy of JusticeMakers Bangladesh)
Another gay man murdered in Bangladesh. Activists demand justice.
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
Anti-gay Bangladesh group seeks ban on LGBT rights activist
Gay murder victim Maulana Jalal Uddin Jalali (Photo courtesy of JusticemakersBangladesh)
Gay Muslim leader murdered in Bangladesh
Imtiaz Mohammad Bhuiyan (Photo courtesy of JusticeMakers Bangladesh)
Activists demand justice for murder of bisexual man 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