With conservatism on the rise, the capital’s third-gender and trans people retreat from public life, erasing the identities they once fought to display.
Author: Fabeha Monir
Fabeha Monir is a Reporting Fellow at Global Press Journal, based in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
The Urdu-speaking minority remains marginalized in Bangladesh, facing poor living conditions and limited access to education and services. Many Biharis feel abandoned by the government’s unkept promises of citizenship.