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Bangladesh bans Islamist group accused of blogger attacks
25 May 2015From the section Asia
The murders of the bloggers have triggered large scale protests
across Bangladesh
Bangladesh has banned an Islamist militant group accused of attacking
and killing three secular bloggers, the interior ministry has said.
Its move to outlaw the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) comes after police
called for the group to be banned.
All three bloggers were hacked to death with sharp weapons earlier this year.
The attacks have led to big protests from activists who have accused
the authorities of failing to protect critics of religious bigotry.
Police said last week that preliminary investigations implicated the
the ABT in the three bloggers' murders.
Ananta Bijoy Das was stabbed to death in the street - in daylight, on
his way to work in a bank
They pointed to the similarities in the way all three bloggers were killed.
In each case, the attackers carried out their assaults on a busy street.
Death threats to secular bloggers are on the rise in Bangladesh. A few
years back, hard-line Islamists demanded a blasphemy law to stop
bloggers they perceived as being anti-Islamic from writing about
Islam.
The first blogger to be killed - in February - was Bangladeshi-born US
citizen Avijit Roy, who was hacked to death in the capital, Dhaka.
In March, another blogger, Washiqur Rahman, was also hacked to death in Dhaka.
Bangladesh is officially a secular country but more than 90% of its
160 million population are Muslim.
The ABT is the sixth Islamist militant group to be banned.
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Knife attack kills Bangladesh blogger Washiqur Rahman
30 March 2015
Video Bangladesh: 'Free thinker' blogger 'hacked to death'
30 March 2015
Widow of blogger Avijit Roy defiant after Bangladesh attack
10 March 2015
Bangladesh Avijit Roy murder: Suspect arrested
2 March 2015
US-Bangladesh blogger Avijit Roy hacked to death
27 February 2015
Video US-Bangladeshi blogger Avijit Roy death: Locals react
27 February 2015
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25 May 2015From the section Asia
The murders of the bloggers have triggered large scale protests
across Bangladesh
Bangladesh has banned an Islamist militant group accused of attacking
and killing three secular bloggers, the interior ministry has said.
Its move to outlaw the Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) comes after police
called for the group to be banned.
All three bloggers were hacked to death with sharp weapons earlier this year.
The attacks have led to big protests from activists who have accused
the authorities of failing to protect critics of religious bigotry.
Police said last week that preliminary investigations implicated the
the ABT in the three bloggers' murders.
Ananta Bijoy Das was stabbed to death in the street - in daylight, on
his way to work in a bank
They pointed to the similarities in the way all three bloggers were killed.
In each case, the attackers carried out their assaults on a busy street.
Death threats to secular bloggers are on the rise in Bangladesh. A few
years back, hard-line Islamists demanded a blasphemy law to stop
bloggers they perceived as being anti-Islamic from writing about
Islam.
The first blogger to be killed - in February - was Bangladeshi-born US
citizen Avijit Roy, who was hacked to death in the capital, Dhaka.
In March, another blogger, Washiqur Rahman, was also hacked to death in Dhaka.
Bangladesh is officially a secular country but more than 90% of its
160 million population are Muslim.
The ABT is the sixth Islamist militant group to be banned.
Bangladesh bloggers: Clear pattern to killings
12 May 2015
Bloggers killed for their beliefs
12 May 2015
Knife attack kills Bangladesh blogger Washiqur Rahman
30 March 2015
Video Bangladesh: 'Free thinker' blogger 'hacked to death'
30 March 2015
Widow of blogger Avijit Roy defiant after Bangladesh attack
10 March 2015
Bangladesh Avijit Roy murder: Suspect arrested
2 March 2015
US-Bangladesh blogger Avijit Roy hacked to death
27 February 2015
Video US-Bangladeshi blogger Avijit Roy death: Locals react
27 February 2015
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