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.
A police official says some Bangladeshis have ‘left home’ to travel to Afghanistan as social media posts by Taliban sympathisers increase.
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.