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Bangladesh: 2nd Secular Blogger Hacked to Death

HeadlineMar 31, 2015

In Bangladesh, a secular blogger has been hacked to death with machetes in the second such killing in just over a month. Two students have been arrested for killing Oyasiqur Rhaman over his criticism of Islam. Rhaman had expressed solidarity with Avijit Roy, another secular blogger killed last month, posting, “I am Avijit,” on social media.

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