Third blogger attacked, killed in Bangladesh this year
Roy was known for his writings against religious fundamentalism
SYLHET, Bangladesh – Masked men wielding machetes stabbed a blogger and author to death Tuesday near his home in northeastern Bangladesh, police said, the third fatal attack this year against a blogger in the South Asian country.
Ananta Bijoy Das died instantly after being attacked in Sylhet city while he was on his way to his job at a bank, said Rahmat Ullah, additional police commissioner in Sylhet.
Ullah said Das was attacked by at least four masked men. "We don't have details, we are looking into it," he said.
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