A news item from Deutsche Welle and your In Bangladesh, despite the state recognition of the gender identity of the people of the third gender or ' heterosexuality ', they have so far been required to register as female or male . Recently, the Election Commission has informed about the progress In 2013, the policy regarding the state recognition of hijras was approved in the cabinet meeting On January 26, 2014, the government published a gazette with the state recognition of hijras However, the identity of people of the third sex has been stuck in legal complications for so long The Election Commission has recently decided to include women and men as the third gender in the voter list. Abdul Baten, the joint secretary of the Election Commission , told Deutsche Welle that " according to the decision of the commission, transgender people can be registered as third gender voters." In addition to men and women, the registration form also includes a separate identity for the third gender The national identity card or smart card will carry their own identity as the third gender in the same sequence He also said that a committee headed by the commission is working in this regard Asked whether they would be able to vote as the third gender in the forthcoming parliamentary elections , Baten said that since it was not too late for the National Assembly elections , only those who would like to come to the election office and re-register would be added or corrected. He hoped that through this ongoing process, people of all third genders would be registered as citizens of the country in their own right.