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Publish: 10 Feb 2022, 01:39 pm
Transgender Marufa Akhter Mitu || Photo: Collected
Transgender Marufa Akhter Mitu has been elected as a Member
from reserved wards 1, 2 and 3 of Durgapur union Parishad (UP) in Mithapukur
upazila in the Rangpur district.
Common voters of the three reserved wards in Durgapur union
are very happy after electing Marufa as their representative with a huge margin
of votes in the seventh phase elections of union parishads held on February 7
last.
Returning Officer for Durgapur union in the UP elections and
Mithapukur Upazila Secondary Education Officer Md. Zahidul Islam said four
candidates were in the fray for the post of the Female UP Member of reserved
wards 1, 2 and 3 in the union.
“Among the candidates, transgender Marufa Akhter Mitu was
unofficially elected as the UP Member from the reserved wards 1, 2 and 3
bagging 4,580 votes with the ‘Loud Speaker’ symbol,” he said.
Marufa’s nearest rival Rahima Begum bagged 3,653 votes with
the ‘Book’ symbol.
Two other competing candidates Probhati Rani bagged 868
votes with the ‘Pen’ symbol and Shahajadi Begum got 594 votes with the
‘Helicopter’ symbol.
Meanwhile, a cheerful wave is prevailing among common
people, including women, of wards 1, 2 and 3 in Durgapur union as transgender
Marufa Akhter Mitu has been elected as UP Member.
Pradip Kumar Goswami of village Chithlee Dakshin Para of
Durgapur union said election of Marufa Akhter Mitu as a UP Member is a great
success for the society’s neglected members of the transgender community.
“I am proud of the victory of Marufa. I also voted for her,”
Pradip said, and thanked voters of wards 1, 2 and 3 of Durgapur union for
electing Marufa as their grassroots level representative in the local
government body.
Voter Hafizur Rahman Manik of village Kashipur said, “It is
a matter of pride that a member of the transgender community has been elected
as a UP Member from our area for the first time.”
“So far, only males and females were being elected as public
representatives in the local government bodies. This is for the first time we
have got transgender Maruf as our representatives,” Manik said.
Housewife Tahmina Begum and farmers Solaiman Ali and
Mahbubur Rahman of the union said they are also happy getting Marufa, a
transgender community member, as their representative in the local government
body.
Talking to reporters, Marufa became very emotional and said
that she had a long-cherished dream of serving people like other common people
and stand beside the suffering, poor and distressed people in the society.
“With the aim of serving people, I wanted to make a position
for me in the society. I finally decided to compete for the post of UP Member
from reserved wards 1, 2 and 3 of Durgapur union in the last UP elections,” she
said.
However, Marufa could not ever think that common people
would stand beside and bless a member of the neglected transgender community
with their huge trust, love and affection.
“I have nothing to gain. I will engage myself in serving
common people,” Marufa said and expressed deep gratitude to common voters of
wards 1, 2 and 3 of Durgapur union and sought their continuous cooperation in
the future.
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