Integrated efforts of all the
government and non-government organizations concerned can be the effective
means of social integration of the transgender people because they are the
integral parts of the society.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina
has adopted various steps for mainstreaming the third gender people through
ensuring their fundamental rights. So, concerted efforts are very important to
supplement the government endeavor.
The views were expressed at a
consultation meeting regarding transgender Issues held at In-service Training
Centre (ITC) of Bangladesh Police in Rajshahi city on Saturday.
Bandhu Social Welfare Centre
(BSWC) organized the meeting in association with the Human Rights and Justice
Programme of UNDP.
Additional DIG of Police of
Rajshahi Range Muzahedul Islam addressed the meeting as chief guest with ITC
Commandant Tarequl Islam in the chair. BSWC Capacity Development Manager Mejbah
Uddin Ahmed, President of Diner Alo Hijra Sangha Mohona Moin, Joyeeeta Poly
Khatun also spoke.
The chief guest said the
present government has been implementing diversified programmes for
mainstreaming the transgender people and Bangladesh Police has been involved in
the development process.
He told the meeting that
police have been working for ensuring fundamental rights especially the health,
social and legal of the socially excluded people and the field level policemen
were given instruction to this end.
In his remarks, Mejbah Uddin
Ahmed said the society, as a whole and the police in particular, should come
forward with a positive attitude toward the people for their coexistence in
society.
He pointed out that the
members of the community are always subjected to negligence and repression in
every sphere of life including family and society.
The public in general have a
very narrow mindset regarding genderless people and they should change their
mentality. Being rejected by families, many grew up hating their bodies, and
fall victim to depression, drug addiction, violence and suicide, he added.
Around 2.5 percent people of the total population were genderless, he said, adding that time has come to ensure their basic rights.
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