Bangladesh’s top newspapers face a Tk209 crore ($17.5 m) ad dues crisis — mostly from government agencies — forcing pay delays, cuts, and threats to press freedom.
An Islamist mob identifying as Tawhidi Janata attacked Sufi Pir Nurul Haque’s shrine in Rajbari, exhumed his body, and set it ablaze on the Dhaka–Khulna highway.