Transgender wins Khulna UP polls

Shahida Bibi, a member of the transgender community, has won in the union parishad (UP) polls at Dumuria upazila in Khulna district.

She was unofficially elected as the member from reserved seat for Ward 4, 5 and 6 of Maguraghona UP polls held on Thursday.

Shahida with ‘Mic’ seal won the reserved seat getting 2,740 votes while her nearest contender Laila Begum bagged 1,714 votes.

After the announcement of the victory, Shahida expressed her gratitude to the voters for their support, and promised to serve them as their representative.

She also vowed that he will work for her own community.