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.

India’s poor deserve better than this
Concerns are being raised about whether the needs of poor and marginalized communities in India are receiving enough attention in current government policies. Observers say


