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Two suspected members of a hardline Bangladeshi Islamist group, including one who was on bail on a charge of attempted murder, have been arrested over the killing of a secular blogger – the fourth such attack this year.Two suspected members of a hardline Bangladeshi Islamist group, including one who was on bail on a charge of attempted murder, have been arrested over the killing of a secular blogger – the fourth such attack this year.
Saad-al-Nahin and Masud Rana were arrested on Thursday evening, said Dhaka Metropolitan police. They are suspected members of Ansarullah Bangla Team, a group blamed for some of the previous attacks.Saad-al-Nahin and Masud Rana were arrested on Thursday evening, said Dhaka Metropolitan police. They are suspected members of Ansarullah Bangla Team, a group blamed for some of the previous attacks.
Local media reported that Nahin was arrested in 2013 on a charge of attempted murder over an attack on blogger Asif Mohiuddin. Nahin was freed on bail but was supposedly under surveillance.Local media reported that Nahin was arrested in 2013 on a charge of attempted murder over an attack on blogger Asif Mohiuddin. Nahin was freed on bail but was supposedly under surveillance.
Last Friday, at least four men posing as tenants entered an apartment building and hacked to death 28-year-old Niloy Chakrabarti, who used the pen name Niloy Neel. Chakrabarti’s wife, Asha Moni, filed a murder case against four unnamed persons. Last Friday at least four men posing as tenants entered an apartment building and hacked to death 28-year-old Niloy Chakrabarti, who used the pen name Niloy Neel. Chakrabarti’s wife, Asha Moni, filed a murder case against four unnamed persons.
Chakrabarti had told police of threats against him and requested protection weeks before he died. In an interview with the Guardian in May, Chakrabarti said he was scared that he would be killed and that he had tried to file reports with local police about continued harassment. He claimed his complaints were not taken seriously.Chakrabarti had told police of threats against him and requested protection weeks before he died. In an interview with the Guardian in May, Chakrabarti said he was scared that he would be killed and that he had tried to file reports with local police about continued harassment. He claimed his complaints were not taken seriously.
Family and friends said police had asked Chakrabarti to leave the country for his safety.Family and friends said police had asked Chakrabarti to leave the country for his safety.
Hours after the killing, a group that has been linked to al-Qaida claimed responsibility in an email. Hours after the killing, a group that has been linked to al-Qaida claimed responsibility in an email. The email was sent in the name of Ansar ul Islam, a little-known organisation that has claimed responsibility for previous murders of bloggers and describes itself as the Bangladesh branch of al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS).
The email was sent in the name of Ansar ul Islam, a little known organisation that has claimed responsibility for previous murders of bloggers and describes itself as the Bangladesh branch of al-Qaida in the Indian Subcontinent (AQIS).
The US has expressed its concern over the killing, while the United Nations has called for Bangladeshi authorities to ensure accountability and prevent such violence.The US has expressed its concern over the killing, while the United Nations has called for Bangladeshi authorities to ensure accountability and prevent such violence.
The hacking to death in February of Bangladeshi-born US citizen Avijit Roy, a science writer and blog site moderator, prompted outrage around the world.The hacking to death in February of Bangladeshi-born US citizen Avijit Roy, a science writer and blog site moderator, prompted outrage around the world.
His death was followed by that of 27-year-old Washiqur Rahman, killed in Dhaka in March, and Ananta Bijoy Das, murdered by a group wielding machetes on 13 May as he headed to work in Sylhet, northern Bangladesh.His death was followed by that of 27-year-old Washiqur Rahman, killed in Dhaka in March, and Ananta Bijoy Das, murdered by a group wielding machetes on 13 May as he headed to work in Sylhet, northern Bangladesh.
Bangladesh is an officially secular country, but more than 90% of its 160 million people are Muslim. Bangladesh is officially a secular country, but more than 90% of its 160 million people are Muslim.