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Bangladeshi mystic fights demons with psychiatry / 32H46UM
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Bangladeshi mystic Syed Emdadul Hoque conducts exorcisms but at the same time is helping to bust taboos around mental health treatment in the South Asian nation, where disorders of the mind are often rationalised as cases of otherworldly possession.
Hundreds of people visit the respected cleric each week to conquer their demons, and after receiving Hoque's blessing a team of experts will gently assess if they need medical care. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES ARRANGED IN SEQUENCES