Men on death row for murder of secular writer snatched by bikers who sprayed police with chemical
Two Islamist militants sentenced to death for killing a US blogger critical of religious extremism have escaped from a crowded court in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka.
Avijit Roy, an engineer of Bangladeshi origin, was hacked to death by machete-wielding assailants in February 2015 while returning home with his wife from a Dhaka book fair. His wife, the blogger Rafida Ahmed Banna, suffered head injuries and lost a thumb in the attack.
Continue reading…Men on death row for murder of secular writer snatched by bikers who sprayed police with chemicalTwo Islamist militants sentenced to death for killing a US blogger critical of religious extremism have escaped from a crowded court in Bangladesh’s capital, Dhaka.Avijit Roy, an engineer of Bangladeshi origin, was hacked to death by machete-wielding assailants in February 2015 while returning home with his wife from a Dhaka book fair. His wife, the blogger Rafida Ahmed Banna, suffered head injuries and lost a thumb in the attack. Continue reading…