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Bangladesh Court Sentences 5 To Death For Killing US Blogger Avijit Roy
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.
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Prominent Bangladeshi Writer Dragged Out Of Shop, Shot Dead
A prominent Bangladeshi writer and publisher was dragged out of a shop and shot dead by unidentified attackers in central Bangladesh, ending a lull in the killings of secular bloggers and activists in the Muslim-majority country.
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"New York Bomber Read Extremist Books, Urged Wife To Do So": Bangladesh Police
The Bangladeshi-origin New York City bomber had read books by an Islamist cleric convicted for inciting the murder of an atheist blogger in the country and also "encouraged" his wife to do so to learn about religion, police said in Dhaka today.
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Bangladesh Arrests Suspected IT Head Of Terrorist Group Blamed For Killing Bloggers
Police in Bangladesh said on Tuesday they had arrested the IT chief of a banned militant Islamist group that has been blamed for the killing of several secular bloggers and gay rights activists.
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Bangladesh Arrests Killer Of Secular Blogger, Publisher
An Islamist terrorist leader, the prime suspect in the brutal murders of a secular blogger and a publisher in Bangladesh, has been arrested from the national capital, police said today.
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Bangladesh Arrests Main Suspect In Secular Blogger Murder Case
Bangladesh police have arrested the main suspect in the murder case of a law student and secular blogger who was killed by terrorists after he posted comments against radical Islamists on Facebook.
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Main Suspect Arrested In Bangladesh Blogger Murder Case
Bangladesh police have arrested the main suspect in the murder case of a law student and secular blogger who was killed by terrorists after he posted comments against radicals on Facebook.
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Main Suspect In Avijit Roy Murder Case Killed By Bangladesh Police
Bangladesh police today killed an extremist with a bounty of Taka 500,000 on his head for murdering secular bloggers, as authorities stepped up their nationwide crackdown on extremists in the Muslim-majority nation that has seen a string of brutal attacks on minorities and activists.
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Who Will Protect Us, Asks Family Of Hindu Tailor Killed In Bangladesh
In a village in Tangail, 5 hours north-west of Dhaka, the grief is raw. The wife and two daughters of Nikhil Joardher, 50, a tailor, break down repeatedly, as they describe how he was dragged from his shop and hacked to death by the roadside.
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Bangladesh Blames Domestic Islamists For Activist's Murder
Bangladeshi police said today they suspect a domestic Islamist militant group of being behind the brutal murder of a secular activist in Dhaka, days after a branch of Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility.
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Liberal Bangladeshi Blogger Killed By Machete-Wielding Attackers
Attackers in Bangladesh wielding machetes killed a liberal blogger, police said today, the latest in series of murders of secular activists by suspected Islamist militants.
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2 Sentenced To Death For Bangladesh Blogger Murder
A Bangladesh court sentenced two students to death today for the 2013 murder of a secular blogger, delivering the first convictions over a series of such killings that have rattled the Muslim-majority nation.
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South African Women Postpone Bangladesh Tour Again
There were no comments from South Africa cricket chiefs or the government, but the postponement came just two days after the murder of a secular publisher who worked with a slain atheist blogger and writer.
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Hours After Attack on Bloggers, Atheist Publisher Hacked to Death in Dhaka
A Bangladesh publisher who worked with atheist writers was hacked to death in the capital Dhaka today, just hours after two secular bloggers and another publisher were attacked in a separate incident.
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Bangladesh Arrest 2 Suspected Islamists Over Blogger Murder
Bangladesh police Thursday arrested two suspected members of a banned Islamist group over the brutal killing of an atheist blogger, an official said.
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Bangladesh Court Sentences 5 To Death For Killing US Blogger Avijit Roy
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.
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Prominent Bangladeshi Writer Dragged Out Of Shop, Shot Dead
A prominent Bangladeshi writer and publisher was dragged out of a shop and shot dead by unidentified attackers in central Bangladesh, ending a lull in the killings of secular bloggers and activists in the Muslim-majority country.
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"New York Bomber Read Extremist Books, Urged Wife To Do So": Bangladesh Police
The Bangladeshi-origin New York City bomber had read books by an Islamist cleric convicted for inciting the murder of an atheist blogger in the country and also "encouraged" his wife to do so to learn about religion, police said in Dhaka today.
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Bangladesh Arrests Suspected IT Head Of Terrorist Group Blamed For Killing Bloggers
Police in Bangladesh said on Tuesday they had arrested the IT chief of a banned militant Islamist group that has been blamed for the killing of several secular bloggers and gay rights activists.
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Bangladesh Arrests Killer Of Secular Blogger, Publisher
An Islamist terrorist leader, the prime suspect in the brutal murders of a secular blogger and a publisher in Bangladesh, has been arrested from the national capital, police said today.
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Bangladesh Arrests Main Suspect In Secular Blogger Murder Case
Bangladesh police have arrested the main suspect in the murder case of a law student and secular blogger who was killed by terrorists after he posted comments against radical Islamists on Facebook.
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Main Suspect Arrested In Bangladesh Blogger Murder Case
Bangladesh police have arrested the main suspect in the murder case of a law student and secular blogger who was killed by terrorists after he posted comments against radicals on Facebook.
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Main Suspect In Avijit Roy Murder Case Killed By Bangladesh Police
Bangladesh police today killed an extremist with a bounty of Taka 500,000 on his head for murdering secular bloggers, as authorities stepped up their nationwide crackdown on extremists in the Muslim-majority nation that has seen a string of brutal attacks on minorities and activists.
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Who Will Protect Us, Asks Family Of Hindu Tailor Killed In Bangladesh
In a village in Tangail, 5 hours north-west of Dhaka, the grief is raw. The wife and two daughters of Nikhil Joardher, 50, a tailor, break down repeatedly, as they describe how he was dragged from his shop and hacked to death by the roadside.
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Bangladesh Blames Domestic Islamists For Activist's Murder
Bangladeshi police said today they suspect a domestic Islamist militant group of being behind the brutal murder of a secular activist in Dhaka, days after a branch of Al-Qaeda claimed responsibility.
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Liberal Bangladeshi Blogger Killed By Machete-Wielding Attackers
Attackers in Bangladesh wielding machetes killed a liberal blogger, police said today, the latest in series of murders of secular activists by suspected Islamist militants.
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2 Sentenced To Death For Bangladesh Blogger Murder
A Bangladesh court sentenced two students to death today for the 2013 murder of a secular blogger, delivering the first convictions over a series of such killings that have rattled the Muslim-majority nation.
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South African Women Postpone Bangladesh Tour Again
There were no comments from South Africa cricket chiefs or the government, but the postponement came just two days after the murder of a secular publisher who worked with a slain atheist blogger and writer.
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Hours After Attack on Bloggers, Atheist Publisher Hacked to Death in Dhaka
A Bangladesh publisher who worked with atheist writers was hacked to death in the capital Dhaka today, just hours after two secular bloggers and another publisher were attacked in a separate incident.
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Bangladesh Arrest 2 Suspected Islamists Over Blogger Murder
Bangladesh police Thursday arrested two suspected members of a banned Islamist group over the brutal killing of an atheist blogger, an official said.
