Bangladesh’s first transgender news anchor said she hopes to change society after making her TV debut on International Women’s Day.
Tashnuva Anan Shishir, who previously worked as a rights activist and actress, debuted on Dhaka-based Boishakhi TV on Monday.
She read a three-minute news bulletin and, after finishing, cried as her colleagues applauded and cheered.
The 29-year-old said: “I was very nervous, I was feeling so much emotional, but I had in my mind that I must overcome this ordeal, this final test.”
Shishir, who previously worked as a rights activist and an actor, appeared before audience on Monday (Al-emrun Garjon/AP)