According to the news published on daily-bangladesh.com online version on 19 June 2022, the body of a transgender person named Mukul has been recovered in Shibganj Upazila of Bogura. He has injury marks on his neck.
Police recovered Mukul's body from his rented house behind Sakhawat Mansion Market in Mahasthangarh area of the Upazila around 9:00 pm on Saturday and took it into custody.
Mukul, 26, was a son of Abdus Sattar of Dhapshikata village in Kalai upazila of Joypurhat. He used to work as a cook in various hotels in Mahasthangarh area of Shibganj Upazila. Mukul had been living in Mahasthangarh area for about five years.
It has been reported that another cook named Yunus went to Mukul's rented house at night and called him. After not getting any response from Mukul, he informed locals and the police. Later, police entered Mukul's house and recovered his body.
Shibganj Police Station OC Deepak Kumar Das said injury marks were found on the neck of the deceased. The body will be sent to Bogura Shaheed Ziaur Rahman Medical College Hospital for autopsy. The exact cause of death will be known after receiving the autopsy report.
JusticeMakers Bangladesh’s founder secretary general, a prominent lawyer and LGBT rights campaigner Advocate Shahanur Islam is aggrieved with the murder and asked the police authority to find out the Mukul’s killer as soon as possible.
Advocate Shahnur Islam believes that the incident of said murder is not an isolated incident in Bangladesh; rather violation and discrimination against LGBT people including transgenders are widespread all around the country.
Advocate Shahanur also thinks that though the government of Bangladesh has recognized transgender as third gender and has took some initiative to socially rehabilitated, but those are not sufficient and fruitful.
Furthermore, Advocate Shahanur thinks that the LGBT community people including transgender's are facing discrimination and others form of human rights violation in home to society and society to state. Most of those incidents of violations are remained behind due to social unacceptability and intolerance as well as existing section 377 of Bangladesh Penal Code, which is discriminatory against LGBT people.
Finally, Advocated Shahanur Islam demands to repeal the discriminatory section 377 of Bangladesh Penal Code and enact law of protection of LGBT people in Bangladesh ensuring constitutional recognition.
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