Tashnuva Anan Shishir is the latest first transgender news anchor to join Boishakhi News and on national television. Shishir fittingly debuted on TV on International Women’s Day (March 8) to present the 4 PM news bulletin.
Once the segment was flawlessly completed, the news anchor was met with cheers and applause from her colleagues. Shishir, 29, hopes her appearance on national TV will make a difference in cultural and political opinions. “This could be revolutionary and create a new dimension in people’s thinking,” she told Thomson Reuters Foundation. “The biggest problem is that people are not sensitized … I hope this can do that, and urge them to look after the many ‘Tashnuvas’ around them,” she added.