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Pascale Harter introduces tales of bravery, intimidation, worry and durability from around BBC correspondents and writers around the world. In this edition: Sanjoy Majumder asks what's really inciting a string of recent killings in Bangladesh, and meets threatened bloggers, worried security analysis and unruffled officials in Dhaka Bethany Bell explores the fears of the Austrian electorate - and explains why there's been so much controversy over the far-right Freedom Party's choice to wear bright blue cornflowers John Mervin is brought up short by his 5-year old daughter's account of a "lockdown" at school in New York City - though fortunately this was just a rehearsal of what to do in case of a gun attack and Amy Guttman reveals what Syrian refugees are bringing to the table in Jordan: a good deal of business acumen as well as some of the most delicious cooking in the region. Photo: Relatives and friends attend the funeral prayer of Bangladeshi activist Xulhaz Mannan in Dhaka on April 26, 2016. (REHMAN ASAD/AFP/Getty Images)
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