Five get death penalty in Bangladesh for killing anti-religious extremism US blogger
The Muslim-majority country is cracking down on Islamist groups to preserve its image as a moderate Muslim nation
16 February 2021 - 12:33
Dhaka — A court in Bangladesh sentenced to death five members of an Islamist militant group on Tuesday for killing a US blogger critical of religious extremism six years ago.
Avijit Roy, a US citizen 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 and fellow blogger Rafida Ahmed suffered head injuries and lost a finger...
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