Dhaka, June 29 -- Shrines and Sovereignty: Battle for Shahjalal's Bounty

Tradition sealed: Sylhet officials lock the iconic donation cauldrons, sparking fury over the erasure of ancient spiritual customs

Hereditary rights: Custodians slam the state's sudden financial takeover as a lawless assault on centuries of ancestral lineage

Legal fault line: A landmark 2014 High Court ruling protects custodial rights, making direct government control legally fraught

Shrine in limbo: With funds frozen in a state account, daily upkeep relies on charity and wage workers go completely unpaid. (112 chars)

For generations, devotees visiting the shrine of Hazrat Shahjalal (R) in Sylhet have dropped their offerings into giant metal cauldrons known as d...