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“I was ready to die”: Between despair and defiance, a trans activist takes a stand for LGBTQ rights

On October 10th 2025, Sahara Chowdhury Rabil, 23, a trans woman and activist, stood alone in the rain at Shaheed Minar on hunger strike with a banner — perhaps a first of its kind protest in the country — demanding marriage rights for Bangladesh’s LGBTQ. She later slept on the footpath under an umbrella. After discussions with the Dhaka University’s proctorial team, Sahara said she was allowed to continue her protest on campus grounds on the con…
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Netra News — নেত্র নিউজ broke the news in on Tuesday, October 14, 2025.
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