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Tashnuva Anan first transgender newscaster in Bangladesh
News Desk | banglanews24.com
Tashnuva Anan Shishir is set to become the first-ever transgender woman to work as a news presenter on a television channel in Bangladesh.
Shishir, already renowned as a model and social worker, will be seen presenting a regular news bulletin for the first time at the private satellite television channel Boishakhi Television on March 8, marking the occasion of International Women’s Day.
On the occasion of Bangladesh s 50 years of independence, Boishkahi TV appointed her on Friday.
Sharing her feelings Shishir said she is overwhelmed by the opportunity.
Television news presenters are taken very close to their hearts by Bangladeshis, often becoming trusted voices on the strength of regularly appearing on screen and relaying information held in high regard, i.e. the news. If the aim is to normalise the presence of trans folk in society, few positions could be more potent.
For the first time in Bangladesh, Ho Chi Minh Islam and Tashnuva Anan Shishir, two transgender women, received scholarships to pursue higher studies in an international platform of BRAC James P Grant School. The scholarships were awarded to them in two categories to pursue higher studies in the Master of Public Health (MPH) programme.