Nazrul Islam Ritu Explained
Nazrul Islam Ritu |
Native Name: | নজরুল ইসলাম রিতু |
Birth Date: | 15 June 1979 |
Birth Place: | Trilochanpur, Bangladesh |
Occupation: | Politician |
Nazrul Islam Ritu (Bengali:নজরুল ইসলাম রিতু; born 15 June 1979[1]) is a Bangladeshi activist and politician. She was born on 15 June 1979. She is the first hijra (third gender) elected union parishad chairperson in Bangladesh. She lives in Trilochanpur, Jhenaidah District.[2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8] [9] [10] [11] [12] [13]
Life and career
Nazrul Islam Ritu was born in Trilochanpur, but had to flee when she was five years old and took refuge in a transgender commune located in Demra Thana, Dhaka.[14] [15] In her late twenties, she returned to Trilochanpur and became known for her charity and assistance, notably by donating to a number of local Hindu temples and helping with the construction of two new mosques.[14] Ritu started her political career in 2020 from Jhenaidah district, and promised to "eradicate corruption and uproot the drug menace". She ran as an independent in the elections and won against her opponent, Nazrul Islam Sana, who was supported by the ruling Awami League, with an over 2:1 vote ratio.[15] [16]
Notes and References
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- Web site: Nazrul Islam Ritu, Perempuan Transgender Muslim yang Jadi Walikota di Bangladesh . 2021-12-29 . kumparan . id-ID.
- News: UP polls: Ritu takes aim at corruption, drugs . 2021-12-29 . Dhaka Tribune . 2021-11-29 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211129172032/https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/election/2021/11/29/up-polls-ritu-takes-aim-at-corruption-drugs . 2021-11-29.
- Web site: 2021-12-14 . Nazrul Islam Ritu entra nella storia, è la prima sindaca transgender del Bangladesh . 2021-12-29 . greenMe . it-IT.
- Web site: 2021-12-09 . Nazrul Islam Ritu prima sindaca transgender del Bangladesh . 2021-12-29 . Dire.it . it-IT.
- Web site: 2021-12-07 . Nazrul Islam Ritu makes history as Bangladesh's first out trans mayor . 2021-12-29 . GAY TIMES . en-GB.
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- Web site: 2021-11-29 . বাংলাদেশে প্রথম তৃতীয় লিঙ্গের নজরুল ইসলাম ঋতু চেয়ারম্যান নির্বাচিত . 2022-03-14 . BBC News বাংলা . bn.
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- News: Jhenaidah's Nazrul Islam Ritu becomes first transgender UP chairman in Bangladesh . 2022-01-05 . The Independent . Dhaka . UNB . 2021-11-29.
- Web site: AsiaNews.it. First transgender to lead local government in Jhenaidah. 2022-02-09. www.asianews.it. en.