(Bangladesh) Fatwa leads to 303 whips
— Piara Begum whipped
— Daily Star: “Piara, mother of five children, fell unconscious soon after the lashings and was taken to the Upazila Health Complex. The on-duty doctor ANM Bashir Ahmed said her condition was critical and she needed better treatment.”

Bangladeshi woman whipped 200 times in public
— Times of India: “A 40-year-old widow was whipped 202 times along with a man, following an edict issued by a local religious leader for her alleged involvement in ‘anti-social activities’ in southeastern Bangladesh, prompting police to arrest six persons. ”
— “Piara Begum, a mother of five, was whipped 202 times while 25-year-old Mamun Miah was executed 101 lashes before hundreds of people in Comilla on Saturday.”
— “The widow had earlier filed a case under the women and children repression prevention act accusing eight persons including the arrested six and 10 to 12 unidentified people.”
— “Dudmiah, who executed the whippings, said on being produced in the court: ‘I executed the fatwa issued by local religious leaders; I was given the task as a senior villager.'”