Tashnuva Anan Shishir

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Tashnuva Anan Shishir
NationalityBangladeshi
Occupations
  • Transgender rights activist
  • model
  • actress
  • news anchor

Tashnuva Anan Shishir is a Bangladeshi transgender rights activist, model, actress and news anchor who became Bangladesh's first openly transgender news anchor on March 8, 2021. [1] [2] [3]

Shishir is set to appear in two feature films this year, Anonno Mamun's "Koshai", where she plays a detective, and "Goal" directed by Syed Shahriar. The movie revolves around the struggles of a female coach, played by Shishir.

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References

  1. "Bangladesh gets its first transgender news anchor on Women's Day". Indianexpress.com. 9 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2021-03-09. Retrieved 2021-03-10.
  2. "Bangladesh's first transgender news reader makes debut". BBC News. 9 March 2021. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.
  3. Abdul, Geneva (17 March 2021). "'I Had to Prove That I Exist': Transgender Anchor Makes History in Bangladesh". The New York Times. Archived from the original on 2 December 2021. Retrieved 2 December 2021.