Five Islamist extremists have been sentenced to death over the brutal murder of a Bangladeshi-American blogger six years ago.
Avijit Roy, 42, a prolific blogger and the author of 10 books including the best-selling Biswasher Virus ( Virus of Faith ), was hacked to death outside Bangladesh s largest book fair by machete-wielding extremists in February 2015.
The murder, part of a reign of terror by extremists at the time, enraged the Muslim-majority nation s secular activists who staged days of protests.
The judge at Dhaka s Special Anti-Terrorism Tribunal found six people guilty, sentencing five to death and one to life in prison, prosecutor Golam Sarwar Zakir said.
Five Islamist Extremists Sentenced to Death Over The Murder of a Blogger Published February 16th, 2021 - 11:45 GMT
Police escort a convicted man (R) after a Bangladesh anti-terrorism court sentenced five Islamist extremists to death over the brutal murder of Avijit Roy, a Bangladeshi-US writer and rights activist, in Dhaka on February 16, 2021. sazzad hossain / AFP
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He continued by saying: Faith-based terrorisms are nothing but viruses - if allowed to spread, they will wreak havoc on society in epidemic proportions.
Five Islamist extremists have been sentenced to death today over the brutal murder of a Bangladeshi-American blogger six years ago.
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A British-Iranian academic who escaped from Iran on foot in a hazardous getaway through the mountains has been accused of sexual assault and harassment.
Kameel Ahmady, who recently told of his perilous escape from Iran, has reportedly been accused of assaulting a number of women.
Ahmady, who now resides in the UK, has denied the accusations.
British-Iranian academic Kameel Ahmady (pictured) who escaped from Iran on foot in a hazardous getaway through the mountains has been accused of sexual assault and harassment by several women
Four women told The Guardian that Ahmady assaulted them, and others have made allegations of repeated sexual harassment.
“UNFPA’s work is essential to the health and well-being of women around the world and directly supports the safety and prosperity of communities around the globe, especially in the context of the global COVID-19 pandemic.”
An Afghan woman heading to work in Mazar-e-Sharif. President Biden has restored U.S. funding to the United Nations Population Fund, reversing a Trump administration ban. And two U.S. Congressional members are leading a proposal to end the global gag rule permanently. (UNAMA Photo)
Fulfilling promises that he made in his 2020 election campaign, President Joe Biden restored United States contributions to the United Nations Population Fund on Jan. 28. Through another executive order, he also overturned crippling U.S. aid restrictions worldwide that had been demanded by anti-abortion lobbies. The Mexico City policy restrictions also known as the global gag rule have been wiped off the American aid agenda for now.
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