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Madrasa opens in Dhaka for transgender people

In 2013, the Bangladesh government passed a policy recognising the members of the transgender community as of the "third gender"

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In a first-of-its-kind initiative in Bangladesh, a madrasa has opened in Dhaka meant for members of the transgender community, the media reported.

In the report on Friday, bdnews24 said that over 100 students of any age can study in the Dawatul Quran Third Gender Madrasa, situated on a 1,200 square-feet second floor of a three-storey building at the Lohar Bridge Dhal in Kamrangirchar.

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