Hijra

Hijra

Experts and members of the Hijra community attend a roundtable titled “From Margins to Mainstream: Coalition of the Hijra Community Takes on Media to Shape Action into Power,” organised by Bandhu Social Welfare Society and The Business Standard, with support from Outright International, at the TBS conference room on 29 October. Photo: Rajib Dhar

Women-friendly workplaces are crucial for economic growth

Community leaders say they are still denied jobs, housing, education and even basic identification, facing daily humiliation in schools, hospitals and government offices

A roundtable was organised jointly by Bandhu Social Welfare Society (Bandhu) and The Business Standard and supported by Outright International at TBS conference room on Wednesday, 29 October 2025. Photo: Rajib Dhar/TBS

'No one gives us a chance': Hijra community leaders lay bare systemic exclusion

Illustration: TBS

Call for policy overhaul to end systemic discrimination against Hijra community

Transgender people in Bangladesh face extreme challenges in education and economy. Photo: UNB

Bangladesh's transgender community ready to shatter boundaries with education

Priya (right) and Nodi (left) are two of the Hijra community members who provided much-needed voluntary services during the July atrocities and the August flood. PHOTO: MIRAZ HOSSAIN

The unsung Hijra heroes in the July uprising

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12,629 individuals will get allowances from Bede, Hijra community

Addressing the needs of marginalised communities remains a hindrance to achieving SDGs

Addressing the needs of marginalised communities remains a hindrance to achieving SDGs

Hijra have been welcomed at a new mosque near Mymensingh, north of the capital Dhaka. Photo: REHMAN ASAD / AFP

Bangladesh opens mosque for transgender hijra community

Illustration: Pixabay

Intersex, transgender, hijra: Gender identities we should educate ourselves on

Controversy erupts over 'Hijra' story in class VII textbook

Controversy erupts over 'Hijra' story in class VII textbook

Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury Nowfel. Photo: Collected

If there's confusion or misrepresentation, changes will be made: Education minister on controversy over 'Sharifa’s story'

Representational Image of a man tearing books. Photo generated by Freepik AI.

Why backlash over Sharifa's tale makes the case for more inclusive textbooks

Urmi (left), a Hijra politician from the Bangladesh Supreme Party, on a campaign trail at a Gazipur village to seek votes for her in the upcoming general polls. Rangpur city’s independent aspirant Anwara Islam Rani is one of the two third-gender candidates for the 7 January general elections. Photos: Collected

Two transgender candidates poised to rattle social and political norms