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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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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.
