Bangladesh beauty queen brings ‘dawn of hope’ for women

Thu Nov 23 2023
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DHAKA: In conservative and Muslim-majority Bangladesh, Yasin Ahmed Sokal always wanted to dress like her sisters, but winning a beauty pageant as a transgender woman never featured in her wildest dreams.

For 24-year-old Sokal, her victory in one of the South Asian nation’s most prestigious beauty contests is not only a personal triumph but one that sends a message of hope. AFP

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