An unidentified attackers have hacked to death a prominent Bangladeshi-American blogger known for speaking out against religious fundamentalism.
Avijit Roy, Bangladesh-born US citizen brought to death in the streets of Bangladesh’s capital when he and his wife Rafida Ahmed were returning from a book fair at Dhaka University. Rafida was seriously injured in the attack.
It was not known who was behind the attack, but Roy’s family and friends say he was a prominent voice against religious extremists and has faced threats in the past.
The local police chief, Sirajul Islam, told the Press that the assailants used axes to attack Roy and his wife.
Anujit Roy, his younger brother, says Roy had founded a popular Bengali-language blog Mukto-mona, or Free Mind in which articles on scientific reasoning and religious extremism featured prominently.