Amahdiyya People Still a Target for Islamist Inquisitors in Bangladesh

*** An Islamic sect who believe in a metaphorical ‘John the Baptist’ figure are still suffering violence and abuse after decades of persecution.  They believe that the Messiah has already returned in the form of Jesus.  Mainstream Sunni Muslims denigrate

Transgender Realities: Fighting for Human Rights in Bangladesh

“Our society pushes transgender people into prostitution”. GSDM’s Tithe Farhana interviews Pinky Sikder, the Director of Badhan Hijra Sangha, an NGO aimed at protecting the human rights of the transgender community in Bangladesh. I am the child of a mother