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2 Bangladeshi Militants, On Death Row For Killing Blogger, Flee Court
Two Islamist militants, who were sentenced to death for killing prominent Bangladeshi-American secular blogger Avijit Roy and his publisher, escaped dramatically from the premises of a crowded court.
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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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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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Another Bangladeshi Publisher Gets Death Threat
A day after the killing of a publisher of secular books in Bangladesh, another publisher on Sunday received threats to his life through SMS.
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Bangladesh Teachers, Students Rally Against Latest Killing
Protesters rallied in the Bangladesh capital today over the latest attacks against secular writers and publishers, accusing the government of failing to halt rising deadly violence blamed on hardline Islamists.
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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 Arrests Masterminds Behind Bloggers' Murders
Three persons have been arrested in Dhaka for the murder of Avijit Roy and Ananta Bijoy Das, the two secular bloggers who were brutally murdered in Bangladesh earlier this year.
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4 Booked in Bangladesh Blogger Hacking Case
A murder case has been filed against four suspected Islamist terrorists in connection with the brutal killing of a secular Bangladeshi blogger who was hacked to death after the assailants entered his flat in Dhaka posing as potential tenants.
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Photographer Arrested Over Bangladesh Blogger Murder
Bangladesh police said today they have arrested a photo-journalist over the murder of an atheist blogger hacked to death last month by a masked gang wielding machetes.
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Third Secular Blogger Ananta Bijoy Das Hacked to Death in Bangladesh
A masked gang wielding machetes hacked a secular blogger to death Tuesday in northeastern Bangladesh in the third such deadly attack since February, police said.
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Widow of Slain US-Bangladeshi Blogger Avijit Roy Lashes Out at Dhaka
On a recent evening in a Midwestern U.S. city, a middle-aged woman with bandaged arms and a missing thumb entered a crowded restaurant. Nearby, children colored with crayons. Waiters rushed by.
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Local Al-Qaeda Claims February Murder of US Citizen in Bangladesh: Intelligence Group
The leader of al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) claimed responsibility for the murder of a US citizen hacked to death in Bangladesh in February and the deaths of other "blasphemers" in the region, SITE Intelligence Group reported on Sunday.
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Al Qaeda Branch Claims Murder of Bangladesh-Born US Blogger
Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has claimed responsibility for the murder of an American atheist blogger in Bangladesh over two months ago, according to SITE Intelligence Group.
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Wife of US Blogger Who Was Killed Urges 'Thorough' Bangladesh Probe
The wife of a US blogger who was killed by suspected Islamic militants while visiting Bangladesh said on Wednesday that she had suffered brain injuries during the attack and called on Dhaka authorities to "pursue a thorough investigation."
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Bangladesh Seeking Police On Duty When US Blogger Avijit Roy Was Killed
A government adviser on Saturday asked the chief of Bangladesh police to identify the officers who failed to act when a US blogger was attacked and killed last month in Dhaka.
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2 Bangladeshi Militants, On Death Row For Killing Blogger, Flee Court
Two Islamist militants, who were sentenced to death for killing prominent Bangladeshi-American secular blogger Avijit Roy and his publisher, escaped dramatically from the premises of a crowded court.
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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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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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Another Bangladeshi Publisher Gets Death Threat
A day after the killing of a publisher of secular books in Bangladesh, another publisher on Sunday received threats to his life through SMS.
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Bangladesh Teachers, Students Rally Against Latest Killing
Protesters rallied in the Bangladesh capital today over the latest attacks against secular writers and publishers, accusing the government of failing to halt rising deadly violence blamed on hardline Islamists.
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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 Arrests Masterminds Behind Bloggers' Murders
Three persons have been arrested in Dhaka for the murder of Avijit Roy and Ananta Bijoy Das, the two secular bloggers who were brutally murdered in Bangladesh earlier this year.
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4 Booked in Bangladesh Blogger Hacking Case
A murder case has been filed against four suspected Islamist terrorists in connection with the brutal killing of a secular Bangladeshi blogger who was hacked to death after the assailants entered his flat in Dhaka posing as potential tenants.
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Photographer Arrested Over Bangladesh Blogger Murder
Bangladesh police said today they have arrested a photo-journalist over the murder of an atheist blogger hacked to death last month by a masked gang wielding machetes.
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Third Secular Blogger Ananta Bijoy Das Hacked to Death in Bangladesh
A masked gang wielding machetes hacked a secular blogger to death Tuesday in northeastern Bangladesh in the third such deadly attack since February, police said.
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Widow of Slain US-Bangladeshi Blogger Avijit Roy Lashes Out at Dhaka
On a recent evening in a Midwestern U.S. city, a middle-aged woman with bandaged arms and a missing thumb entered a crowded restaurant. Nearby, children colored with crayons. Waiters rushed by.
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Local Al-Qaeda Claims February Murder of US Citizen in Bangladesh: Intelligence Group
The leader of al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) claimed responsibility for the murder of a US citizen hacked to death in Bangladesh in February and the deaths of other "blasphemers" in the region, SITE Intelligence Group reported on Sunday.
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Al Qaeda Branch Claims Murder of Bangladesh-Born US Blogger
Al Qaeda in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS) has claimed responsibility for the murder of an American atheist blogger in Bangladesh over two months ago, according to SITE Intelligence Group.
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Wife of US Blogger Who Was Killed Urges 'Thorough' Bangladesh Probe
The wife of a US blogger who was killed by suspected Islamic militants while visiting Bangladesh said on Wednesday that she had suffered brain injuries during the attack and called on Dhaka authorities to "pursue a thorough investigation."
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Bangladesh Seeking Police On Duty When US Blogger Avijit Roy Was Killed
A government adviser on Saturday asked the chief of Bangladesh police to identify the officers who failed to act when a US blogger was attacked and killed last month in Dhaka.
