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Bangladesh cuts taxes for firms hiring transgender people


Bangladesh cuts taxes for firms hiring transgender people
Issued on:
03/06/2021 - 15:20
Transgender people wait to collect relief supplies during a coronavirus lockdown in Dhaka last year MUNIR UZ ZAMAN AFP
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Dhaka (AFP)
Companies that hire transgender people will be given tax breaks, Bangladesh announced Thursday, the latest in a series of measures to boost support for the minority group in the conservative Muslim-majority nation.
Bangladesh is home to an estimated 1.5 million transgender people, who face rampant discrimination and violence and are often forced to live by begging, the sex trade or crime.
Bullying and abuse have prompted many to flee their homes for communes, making it harder for them to secure jobs. ....

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