Second Blogger Murder In Broad Daylight By Islamic Extremists in Bangladesh

We recently discussed the savage murder of Avijit Roy, a Bangladesh-born U.S. citizen, in Bangladesh by Islamic extremists. Now, another blogger who wrote about Islamic extremism has been hacked to death. Washiqur Rahman Mishu, 27, was hacked and stabbed to by the Islamists in broad day light in Tejgaon Industrial area of Dhaka.

The killing is the latest manifestation of the rising anger and intolerance over free speech in Islamic countries. This killing showed little concern of being caught. Two of the suspects were arrested at the scene. They are Jikul and Ariful Islam, students of Hathazari Madrasa in Chittagong and Darus Ulum Madrasa in the capital’s Mirpur area respectively. A third alleged attacker escaped.