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| Homeopath killed in Bangladesh machete attack | Homeopath killed in Bangladesh machete attack |
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| Attackers wielding machetes have killed a village doctor and wounded his friend, a university tutor, in western Bangladesh, police say. | |
| Mir Sanwar Rahman, known for offering villagers free homeopathic medicines, was hacked to death early on Friday. | Mir Sanwar Rahman, known for offering villagers free homeopathic medicines, was hacked to death early on Friday. |
| No group claimed the attack but a police official said that Islamist militants were suspected. | No group claimed the attack but a police official said that Islamist militants were suspected. |
| There has been a spate of murders of religious minorities, secular activists and academics in Bangladesh recently. | There has been a spate of murders of religious minorities, secular activists and academics in Bangladesh recently. |
| Mr Rahman and tutor Mohammad Saifuzzaman were ambushed as they travelled on a motorbike in Kushtia district, police say. | Mr Rahman and tutor Mohammad Saifuzzaman were ambushed as they travelled on a motorbike in Kushtia district, police say. |
| Police official Proloy Kishim told the BBC Bengali service the two men had both been struck on the head and neck by machetes. | Police official Proloy Kishim told the BBC Bengali service the two men had both been struck on the head and neck by machetes. |
| Mr Saifuzzaman was being brought to the capital, Dhaka, as his injuries were too grave for the local hospital to treat, the BBC's Akbar Hossein in Dhaka reports. | Mr Saifuzzaman was being brought to the capital, Dhaka, as his injuries were too grave for the local hospital to treat, the BBC's Akbar Hossein in Dhaka reports. |
| The motive for the attack is unclear. However, police chief Mohammad Sahabuddin Chowdhury told AFP news agency: "We suspect Islamist militants are behind the attack." | The motive for the attack is unclear. However, police chief Mohammad Sahabuddin Chowdhury told AFP news agency: "We suspect Islamist militants are behind the attack." |
| More than 20 people have been killed in attacks by suspected Islamists in the last three years. | More than 20 people have been killed in attacks by suspected Islamists in the last three years. |
| An elderly Buddhist monk was hacked to death on Saturday while a Hindu priest, two prominent gay activists, a law student and a university professor were also murdered in recent months. | An elderly Buddhist monk was hacked to death on Saturday while a Hindu priest, two prominent gay activists, a law student and a university professor were also murdered in recent months. |
| The killings have been blamed on various hardline groups, including so-called Islamic State (IS) and Ansar al-Islam, a Bangladeshi militant group affiliated to al-Qaeda. | The killings have been blamed on various hardline groups, including so-called Islamic State (IS) and Ansar al-Islam, a Bangladeshi militant group affiliated to al-Qaeda. |
| The government has denied that IS is present in the country. Instead, it has blamed opposition parties and local Islamist groups, such as Ansarullah Bangla Team and Harkatul Jihad. | The government has denied that IS is present in the country. Instead, it has blamed opposition parties and local Islamist groups, such as Ansarullah Bangla Team and Harkatul Jihad. |
| The opposition have denied any involvement and say the government's accusations against them have hampered a credible investigation. | The opposition have denied any involvement and say the government's accusations against them have hampered a credible investigation. |