With the success of the Broadway play, Public Obscenities, Tashnuva Anan Shishir has proved that an artist does not have a gender. They must be known for their talent and skills.
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Tashnuva Anan Shishir, who made history in becoming Bangladesh’s first-ever transgender woman news presenter on a television channel, has been featured in the prestigious Time Magazine's top 100 best photos of 2021.
Bangladesh's first transgender news presenter Tashnuva Anan Shishir has been featured in Time Magazine's selection of the 100 best photos of 2021. A photo of her in the Boishakhi TV newsroom, accompanied by her coworkers wearing the same themed sarees, is now being virtually displayed in an unranked list covering the most important and iconic moments of this year. The
Tashnuva Anan becomes country’s first transgender newscaster
Tashnuva Anan Shishir is set to become the first-ever transgender woman to work as a news presenter on a television channel in Bangladesh.
Shishir, already renowned as a model and social worker, will be seen presenting a regular news bulletin for the first time at the private satellite television channel Boishakhi Television on March 8, marking the occasion of International Women’s Day.
On the occasion of Bangladesh’s 50 years of independence, Boishkahi TV appointed her on Friday.
Sharing her feelings Shishir said she is overwhelmed by the opportunity. Television news presenters are taken very close to their hearts by Bangladeshis, often becoming trusted voices on the strength of regularly appearing on screen and relaying information held in high regard, i.e. the news. If the aim is to normalise the presence of ‘trans’ folk in society, few positions could be more potent.