Tashnuva Anan

News Anchor

Transgender Rights Activist

Model

Actress

Tashnuva Anan

News Anchor

Transgender Rights Activist

Model

Actress

Skill

•  Trained on basic counselling in Win rock International institution
•  ToT on life skill development in MJF
•  Trained for Dance movement therapy in Bondhu social welfare society
•  Qualified in International Feminist capacity building course on gender, sustainable livelihoods, human
•  Rights and Peace.
•  Enrolled in BYLC for youth leadership summit 2019.

Awards & Achievements

•  Human Rights Award by Manusher Jonno Foundation
•  Joyeeta Award
•  Best Bangladeshi News Presenter in North America by Showtime Music
•  Real Heroes Awards 2021 by Tholay.com
•  অনন্যা
•  Placed top 20 in Channel-i dance competition, 2016
•  Placed first on folk dance in annual cultural competition 2010
•  Placed first prize on Classical Dance on Annual School Cultural Competition 2005
•  Placed first prize on poem recitation Islamic Foundations

Activism

• Founder & Director of Shree- a leading platform for gender and sexual minority people.
•  Worked as a project officer In Bondhu Social welfare society- Transgender Community based organisation for 15-30 aged community people including
transgenders.
•  Advocated with the local stakeholders to enhance the probability of job access among the mainstream people of gender sexual minority (GSM)
•  Assisted to ensure the goal to Inclusion of GSM with mainstream people to achieve SDG (sustainable development goal)
•  Worked as an Executive officer in the National Human rights commission of Bangladesh where my basic responsibility was to take complaints against violence if transgender people.
•  Took attempts to make collaboration with government officers at different levels to create job access for transgender people Took workshop on gender prejudices by Tendertalk, BRAC Bank
•  Did various local, national & international levels of advocacy by NHRCB.
•  Advisor at TransEnd- a leading NGO for gender minority people.

Acting & Modelling

• Appeared in 2 Online video commercials (OVC).
• Debuted in 2 movies which are Koshai (released) & Goal (unreleased)
• Performed over 10+ television dramas, Short films including ‘Oporaner Golpo’ directed by Binu Mahamudra and ‘Khudiramer Fashi’ directed by Abdula Bin Saad.
• Promoted 20+ brands including Bibi Russel, Nikkon & দুলদু দু চুড়ি মা লা etc in their Facebook pages.
• Appeared in New York Fashion Week
• Appeared in Newspaper and magazines including Time Magazine, New York Times, BBC, Brut India, Times of India, The daily star, AP, Shadakalo & Aham Etc

Theatre

•In 2006, July, 7days Theater Workshop of Shilpakala Academy
•In 2007, July, 1-month Theater Workshop of Aikik theatre Narayangonj
•In 2008, August, 3 days Theater Workshop of Shongshoptok Nattodol
•In 2012, January, 3 Month Theater Workshop at Aranyak Nattodal
•In 2014, February 7 Days Theater Workshop at Shilpakala Academy
•In 2015, April, 7 days Theater Workshop at Shilpakala Academy