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| Hindu priest in Bangladesh killed in suspected Islamist attack | Hindu priest in Bangladesh killed in suspected Islamist attack |
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| An elderly Hindu priest in Bangladesh has been killed in what police suspect was the latest in a spate of attacks by Islamists on members of minority groups. | An elderly Hindu priest in Bangladesh has been killed in what police suspect was the latest in a spate of attacks by Islamists on members of minority groups. |
| Ananta Gopal Ganguly, 70, was on his way to the temple he served in Jhenaidah district when he was attacked by three people riding on a motorcycle. | Ananta Gopal Ganguly, 70, was on his way to the temple he served in Jhenaidah district when he was attacked by three people riding on a motorcycle. |
| The attack bore the hallmarks of previous killings by Islamist militants, police said. “They slit his throat so he died instantly,” a spokesman said. | The attack bore the hallmarks of previous killings by Islamist militants, police said. “They slit his throat so he died instantly,” a spokesman said. |
| On Monday, the government banned motorcyclists from carrying more than one passenger, after the wife of a prominent anti-terror security official was shot dead by three suspected militants on a motorbike on Sunday. In a separate incident on Sunday, machete-wielding assailants killed a Christian grocer. | |
| Bangladesh has not seen the sort of Islamist violence that has hit Pakistan, or even the number of attacks that India has seen over the past decade. But since February last year, militants in Bangladesh have killed more than 30 people, including members of religious minorities, liberal bloggers and academics. | Bangladesh has not seen the sort of Islamist violence that has hit Pakistan, or even the number of attacks that India has seen over the past decade. But since February last year, militants in Bangladesh have killed more than 30 people, including members of religious minorities, liberal bloggers and academics. |
| Hindus make up about 9% of Bangladesh’s population of 160 million. |