Bangladeshis on Sunday paid tribute to an American critic of religious extremism killed in Dhaka, in the latest of a series of attacks on writers who support free thinking values in the Muslim-majority nation. Avijit Roy, a U.S. citizen of Bangladeshi origin, was hacked to death by machete-wielding assailants on Thursday after a book fair, sparking widespread condemnation from home and abroad. The attack comes amid a crackdown on hardline Islamist groups, which have increased activities in recent years in the South Asian nation of 160 million people. writer Shahriar Kabir said, "Free thinking in Bangladesh is become a great danger, all the free thinkers are at great risk." http://bit.ly/1N6jJGT http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ
Bangladesh Pays Tribute to American Blogger Killed in Machete Attack
Bangladeshis on Sunday paid tribute to an American critic of religious extremism killed in Dhaka, in the latest of a series of attacks on writers who support free thinking values in the Muslim-majority nation. Avijit Roy, a U.S. citizen of Bangladeshi origin, was hacked to death by machete-wielding assailants on Thursday after a book fair, sparking widespread condemnation from home and abroad. The attack comes amid a crackdown on hardline Islamist groups, which have increased activities in recent years in the South Asian nation of 160 million people. writer Shahriar Kabir said, "Free thinking in Bangladesh is become a great danger, all the free thinkers are at great risk." http://bit.ly/1N6jJGT http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ
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