Bangladesh: Minority Widow Gang-Raped, Hair Cut; Journalist Shot Dead

• A minority widow in Kaliganj, Bangladesh, was gang-raped, her relative sexually assaulted, then hung from a tree and her hair cut off.
• The 40-year-old victim filed a complaint against Shahin, who harassed her after she bought a house from him.
• Accused demanded 50,000 taka; upon refusal, they assaulted her relative and cut her hair. A video of the incident went viral.
• In a separate incident, journalist Ranapratap Bairagi was shot dead in Jashore's Kopalya Bazar area.
• The article highlights a pattern of minority persecution, referencing recent killings of Dipu Das and Khokon.

Why It Matters: Bangladesh sees renewed minority persecution with a brutal gang-rape and a journalist's murder.