lead story - Tax rebate for Bangladesh companies hiring transgender people

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Dhaka, Bangladesh

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lead story - Bangladesh's first transgender news presenter makes word-perfect debut

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France 24

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lead story - Transgender people to gain inheritance rights in Bangladesh

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Yahoo! News

Dhaka, Bangladesh

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lead story - Transgender in Bangladesh: First school opens for trans students

Sanjana Chowdhury

BBC

Naogaon, Bangladesh

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Bangladesh - Include transgender people in the mainstream

Staff
The Daily Star

Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Bangladesh/US - Bangladesh rejects ‘one-sided’ US report on human rights

Humayun Kabir Bhuiyan
Dhaka Tribune

Dhaka, Bangladesh

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Bangladesh - For the first time, transgender candidates will run for seats in Bangladesh's National Parliament

Samaya Anjum
Global Voices

Bagerhat, Bangladesh

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Bangladesh - Bangladesh Adds Third Gender Option to Voter Forms

Shakhil Bin Mushtaq
The Diplomat

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Bangladesh - Bangladesh: Transgender Men Fear for Their Safety

Staff
Human Rights Watch

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Journos awarded for transgender issue reporting (Bangladesh)

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Dhaka News

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Transgender magazine editor murdered in Bangladesh (Australia)

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SBS

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The first Hijra to contest an election (Bangladesh)

Mohammed Al-Masoum Molla
Dhaka Tribune

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Stigma, discrimination, lack of laws hamper transgender employees in US (Bangladesh)

Reuters
bdnews24.com

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Bangladeshi hijras angry over gender testing for government positions

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Aljazeera America

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US names first global envoy for gay rights (Australia)

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Echo

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Striking Black-And-White Portraits Shed Light On Bangladesh's Third Gender

Katherine Brooks
http://www.huffingtonpost.com

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