Bangladesh
Bangladesh Avijit Roy murder: Main suspect killed by police
Police in Bangladesh say they have shot dead the main suspect in the killing of secularist blogger Avijit Roy. They say the man, named as Sharif, died in a gun battle with police near the capital Dhaka early on Sunday. Police had been seeking information about Sharif and six other militants suspected in the case. Avijit Roy, an...
Monastery worker killed in Bangladesh
A Hindu monastery worker has been hacked to death in Bangladesh, police said, the latest in a string of attacks on secular and minority targets. Nityaranjan Pande, who was in his 60s, died on the spot after several people attacked him early on Friday, AFP news agency said citing police. His murder comes after the body of a...
Hindu priest hacked to death in Bangladesh, police say
A 70-year-old Hindu priest was hacked to death in southwestern Bangladesh Tuesday morning, police say. The priest, Ananda Gopal Ganguly, was on his way to temple when he was attacked by assailants in an open field in a secluded part of a village in the country's Jhenaidah district, Altaf Hossain, the police...
Bangladesh student Nazimuddin Samad hacked to death
A Bangladeshi law student who had expressed secular views online has been killed in the capital, Dhaka. Nazimuddin Samad was hacked with machetes at a traffic junction late on Wednesday and then shot, police said. The 28-year-old was reported to have been an organiser of the Ganajagran Manch, a secular campaigning group. A...
World Twenty20 2016: Australia edge past valiant Bangladesh
Australia sealed their first win of the 2016 World Twenty20 with a three-wicket victory over Bangladesh in Bangalore. Spinner Adam Zampa took 3-23 but Bangladesh scored 44 in the last three overs to make 156-5 after being put in. All-rounder Mahmudullah struck seven fours and a six in an unbeaten 49 from 29 balls and Shakib Al...