Niloy Chatterjee is the fourth Bangladeshi blogger to be attacked and killed in the last six calendar month .
Chatterjee , 40 , who write under the pseudonym Niloy Neel , had feared for his life surveil the horrific murders of fellow profane - minded blogger . He was a critic of religious extremism and part of a movement demanding majuscule punishment for Islamist leaders criminate of committing atrocity during Bangladesh ’s war of independence in 1971 . Chatterjee fall from a Hindu kin , but did not espouse any religion and key out as a “ freethinker . ”
Online , Chatterjee bravely yell for justice forthe late bloggersAvijit Roy , Washiqur Rahman , and Ananta Bijoy Das , all of whom fall down to fell attack this yr . Roy , a U.S. citizen and an outspoken critic of religious combativeness , was murderedand his wife earnestly offend by panga - wielding assailant as they left a Good Book fair in Dhaka . matchet have been the weapon of alternative in all of the murder , include Chatterjee ’s . On Friday , a mathematical group of world forced their way into his rest home and toss his pharynx .
Chatterjee had suspected he was being play along and was aware of the peril of his position . The New York Times reports :
On Monday , Mr. Chaterjee send an article by an Islamist blogger with the headline , “ They are not atheist , really , they are anti - Islam . ” The article name Mr. Chaterjee as a critic of Islam .
“ My name is on the listing , ” he wrote above the tie . “ keep open me . ”
The attacks in Bangladesh follow a sickening rule , wherein those who vocalise outrage or show solidarity with the murdered humans on societal culture medium become target themselves . It is a cause of intimidation and holy terror that is alas seeming to achieve its design . After such force and lack of response on the part of authorities , advocate against extremism and raise temporal values are becoming tantamount to a end sentence in Bangladesh . When Chatterjee reported earlier threat to the police , he was recite his only refuge was to leave the country .
The AP quotes Imran Sarker , school principal of a connection of activists and bloggers , as enjoin , “ We are speechless . He was demanding justness for kill of other bloggers . ” Sarker truly wonders : “ Who will be next for demanding judge for Niloy ? ”
[ AP|New York Times ]
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