Enamul Hossain of Jessore was killed because he dared to protest. He spoke out against a group of youths who had allegedly been harassing his granddaughter. The following night, they reportedly returned as a group and attacked him with sharp weapons. He died before...

A leader of the district’s Qawmi Student Unity Council wrote, “Brahmanbaria is a city of Islamic scholars.” In a single sentence, the entire identity of the district was reduced to one narrative. But Brahmanbaria is also the birthplace of Ustad Alauddin Khan, Al Mahmud, and...