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'Tiger widows' shunned as bad luck in rural Bangladesh

Bangladeshi mother-of-four Mosammat Rashida, whose husband was killed by a Bengal tiger a decade ago while he was collecting honey, has been blamed for her spouse's untimely death by superstitious villagers. [AFP]

Abandoned by her sons, shunned by her neighbours and branded a witch.

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