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A publisher of secular books has been hacked to death in the Bangladeshi capital, police have said.A publisher of secular books has been hacked to death in the Bangladeshi capital, police have said.
In a separate attack in Dhaka, police said two writers and a publisher were stabbed and shot at a publishing house. In a separate attack in Dhaka, police said two other writers and a publisher were stabbed and shot at a publishing house.
The attacks come amid fears about the rise of radical Islam in Bangladesh. The attacks come amid fears about the rise of radical Islam in Bangladesh. At least four atheist bloggers have been murdered in the country this year, while the Islamic State group has claimed responsibility for three other attacks.
The body of Faisal Abedin Deepan, of the Jagriti Prokashoni publishing house, was found inside his office, said senior police officer Shibly Noman.The body of Faisal Abedin Deepan, of the Jagriti Prokashoni publishing house, was found inside his office, said senior police officer Shibly Noman.
Earlier in the day, publisher Ahmed Rahim Tutul was attacked in his office and seriously wounded. Two writers were also wounded in that attack. Earlier in the day, publisher Ahmed Rahim Tutul was attacked in the office of the Shudhdhoswar publishing house and seriously wounded. Two writers were also wounded in that attack.
Both of the publishers had published books by Bangladeshi-American blogger Avijit Roy, who was hacked to death in February, one of four secular bloggers killed in Bangladesh this year. All three of the victims were hospitalised, and Tutul was in critical condition, police said.
More details soon ... Both Deepan and Tutal had published books by Bangladeshi-American blogger Avijit Roy, who was hacked to death in February. He was one of the four secular bloggers killed in Bangladesh this year. The local Islamist group Ansarullah Bangla Team had claimed responsibility for the blogger killings and recently threatened to kill more bloggers.
No one has yet claimed responsibility for Saturday’s attacks.
Bangladesh has been rocked by a series of attacks this year claimed by Islamic extremists, including the blogger murders and, more recently, the killing of two foreigners: an Italian aid volunteer and a Japanese agricultural worker.
A bomb attack on 24 October in Dhaka aimed at Shia Muslims killed a teenager and injured more than 100 other people.
Isis claimed responsibility for the attacks on the two foreigners and the bombing, but Bangladesh’s government has rejected that the extremist Sunni militant group has any presence in the country.
The government has instead blamed domestic Islamist militants along with Islamist political parties for orchestrating the violence in a bid to destabilise the nation.