Police in northern Bangladesh have found a prominent Catholic mystic singer safe and sound nearly a month after his mysterious disappearance. Subas Rozario, 40, was found alive and well in Hari Narayanpur, a village in Kushtia district, on Oct. 18, police said. The village is close to the mausoleum of Lalon Shah, a 19th century Bengali musician, philosopher, humanist and social reformer who popularized baul (mystic) philosophy and songs.

From a Railway Platform to the Altar: Abandoned Child Becomes a Priest
Twenty-eight years ago, a frightened five-year-old boy was found alone at Shoranur railway station. He had no memory of his parents or a family to


