The investigation committee formed by the Chattogram City Corporation (CCC) has found no institutional responsibility in the death of three-year-old Humaira, who fell into an open drain in the city's ...

Members of the Hijra community came to the rescue of an 18-year-old girl during an attempted rape in Rasulpur Char of ...

Without vulnerable group status, systematic violence against this gender minority is largely invisible to Bangladeshi and international authorities ...

This story contains graphic descriptions of sexual violence. Cox’s Bazar, Bangladesh — Salma lives in a crowded refugee camp in Cox’s Bazar. On a late evening in September 2023, she put on a ...

Hijra communities in Bangladesh often face discrimination at government hospitals due to issues such as the absence of separate queues, lack of time to discuss their medical concerns, and being ...

Bangladesh’s interim government must balance demands for justice from its citizens with the urgent needs of Rohingya refugees. If it succeeds, it will be monumental for the global refugee ...

In 2013, Bangladesh granted the hijra community "third gender" status, which constitutionally embedded their rights and safety, and started the process of opening economic opportunities to them ...

Breaking barriers and promoting inclusivity: Bangladesh's first transgender mosque offers a safe space for prayer and community.

Kicked out of other prayer services, members of Bangladesh’s transgender hijra community have been welcomed at a new mosque in the Muslim-majority nation with the promise of worship without ...

Kicked out of other prayer services, members of Bangladesh's transgender hijra community have been welcomed at a new mosque in the Muslim-majority nation with the promise of worship without ...

Bangladesh opens mosque for transgender hijra community The humble structure -- a single-room shed with walls and a roof clad in tin -- is a new community hub for the minority, who have enjoyed ...