Bangladesh Supreme Party

Urmi, a Hijra contesting for the Gazipur-5 constituency in the upcoming polls as an aspiring lawmaker, has pledged to stand by the poor. Photo: TBS
Politics

From running beauty parlour to contesting polls, aspiring Hijra MP aims to become Gazipur's saving grace

Among the 1,896 candidates running for the national elections, only two are Hijra. And Urmi is one of them.

Bangladesh Supreme Party nominee for the Brahmanbaria-6 constituency Kabir Miah. Photo: Collected
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With Tk1,500 in bank, Bangladesh Supreme Party candidate Kabir Miah off to races