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Updated 12 Nov, 2014 02:35pm

First ever 'Transgender Day' celebrated in Bangladesh

Members of Bangladesh's transgender community and their supporters held a pride rally to mark one year since the government recognized them as a third gender in Dhaka, Bangladesh.On November 10, 2013, the Bangladesh government officially recognised hijras as a separate gender in order to secure their rights, enabling them to identify their gender as 'hijra' on all government documents, including passports.

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