Bangladesh Archives

Bangladeshi LGBTIQ+ Community Celebrates First Virtual Pride during COVID-19 Pandemic – Dhaka Pride 2021

Contributor : Tanveer RoufCo-Founder, Somota Foundation & Kotipona Queer Media Project https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq8AasSwWhw&t=170s&ab_channel=InclusiveBangladesh Although Pride is synonymous with celebration and visibility in western countries, queer people…

Kasintorn H.July 16, 2021

Advocacy Newsroom Regional

Bangladeshi transgender youth activist wins award honoring memory and legacy of an LGBTQI champion

Contributor:Tushar Kanti BaidyaProject Director INCLUSIVE BANGLADESHBangladesh "After his loss, I realized the importance of having leaders like Xulhaz in the LGBTQI community in Bangladesh. I hope…

Kasintorn H.June 22, 2021

Newsroom Regional

Singapore’s unique peer and professional counselling for transgender

Contributor:June Chua, 2019 APCOM HERO Awards recipient for Health & Wellbeing Hero Founded in 2014 by June Chua and her late sister, Alicia, The Alicia…

VanessSeptember 18, 2020

Newsroom Regional

Bandhu’s service models recognized as the best practice

Contributor:Bandhu Social Welfare Society, Bangladesh Bandhu Social Welfare Society was established in 1996 to address the concerns of human rights abuse and denial of sexual…

VanessSeptember 11, 2020

Advocacy

How to Report Human Rights Violations Faced by LGBTIQ People to National Human Rights Institutions in South Asia

Six countries in South Asia (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka) have established a national human rights institution (NHRI), all of which include…

Safir SoeparnaFebruary 19, 2017

Newsroom

Safeguarding Individuals, Civil Society and Our Shared Humanity: An Urgent Plea to the Government of Bangladesh

We, the undersigned, join other voices from across Asia and the Pacific - and around the world - in calling upon the Government of Bangladesh…

ApcomMay 2, 2016

Regional

PrEParing South Asia

In September 2014, APCOM conducted the region’s pioneer dialogue exploring the roll out of PrEP in Asia and the Pacific called PrEParing Asia. PrEP stands for…

ApcomDecember 23, 2015

Regional

MSM & Transgender Communities Paving the Way to Sustain their Income

The sustainability of many community organisations in the region has been questionable. With the prevailing social stigma and oppresive law, access to funding is difficult for the…

editorJune 25, 2015

Publications

In or Out?

This review analyses the inclusion of young key populations in the NSPs for HIV and AIDS of 19 countries in the Asia-Pacific region namely Afghanistan,…

editorAugust 24, 2014

Policies

MSM Country Snapshot Series: Bangladesh

Bangladesh is considered a low-prevalence country with 2,533 cumulative reported cases since 1989 and approximately 7,500 people living with HIV. Routine surveillance has consistently reported…

editorDecember 21, 2012

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