‘Against this backdrop I sometimes wonder what would happen to the sanity of the urban folks of Dhaka if the sweepers refrain from sweeping. What would the so-called Vodrosthotha/gentility of the Vodthrolok/getlemen look like without them?’ Adnan Hossain looks at the people bearing burden of civility.

Ahmadiyas, also known as Qadiyani, are a small religious sect within broader Muslim community living in Bangladesh. Some overenthusiastic self-declared Muslim leaders, backed by some political groups close to the present government, has been claiming that Ahmadiyas have heretical beliefs and therefore the State of Bangladesh should declare them as non-Muslim. Many violent attacks and harassment were organized on the community in recent years. Shamima Binte Rahman investigates into the nature of violence on them in different parts of the country. (in Bangla)