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Masum Billah
Masum Billah
Masum Billah is a journalist based in Dhaka, Bangladesh. He covers politics, diplomacy, trade, climate change, and social changes in Bangladesh and across the wider region.

Death sentences for terrorists who killed gay rights activist Xulhaz Mannan five years ago have given the community hope. But deeper change is needed, they say, beginning with a colonial-era law that criminalises homosexual acts.

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Before Covid-19 hit, Sarolika Parven, 16, was a soccer player aiming to attend college. Now, after her father married her off to reduce financial pressure on the family, she’s the wife of a 17-year-old motor mechanic.

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