What NYT got right — and missed — in Bangladesh Islamist story

What NYT got right — and missed — in Bangladesh Islamist story

The New York Times’ recent article on Bangladesh’s hard-line Islamists — who seem to be looking for an opening after the sudden fall of Sheikh Hasina — was a balanced piece of journalism.It went beyond the headlines: reporters talked to student activists, political figures, government officials and even some of the more hard-line campaigners on the ground to show how previously repressed Islamists now see an opportunity in the power vacuum. This…