Dairy farm for transgender people launched in Gaibandha

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GAIBANDHA, Sept 29, 2018 (BSS) – A dairy farm named Uttaran had been
established at David Company Para of the district town for welfare of the
transgender people at cordial effort and initiative of superintendent of
police (SP) on Friday.

An inaugural function organized by Gaibandha Zila Police was also held on
the yard of transgender leader Mou Khatun at noon on the occasion.

Deputy inspector general (DIG) of police of headquarters (Administration
and Discipline) Habibur Rahman, also the chairman of Uttaran Foundation (UF),
addressed the function as the chief guest.

Deputy Commissioner (DC) Gautam Chandra Pal, general secretary of UF Qamrul
Hasan Shayak, and panel mayor of Gaibandha Municipality GM Chowdhury Mithu
were present at the event as special guests.

With SP Engineer Abdul Mannan Miah in the chair, the function was also
addressed, among others, by additional DIG Mazid Ali, additional DIG of RAB-
13 Mozammel Haque and transgender leader Mou Khatun.

The speakers in their speeches underscored the need for changing the socio-
economic condition of the transgender people through engaging themselves in
income generating activities to build poverty and hunger free society.

The society, as a whole, should come forward with a positive attitude
towards the extreme socially excluded people for their coexistence in society
with decent livelihoods, they added.

Later, DIG Rahman formally inaugurated the farm through giving five cows
and three calves to the third genders.

Gaibandha SP Engineer Abdul Mannan Miah took an initiative to create
working opportunities for the transgender people here in a bid to change
their lots and requested the UF authority to take steps for them.

Responding the request of the SP, the officials of the UF come to Gaibandha
from Dhaka and stand beside the transgender people with setting up the farm.