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April 7, 2016

Bangladeshi Atheist Blogger and Activist Killed
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A Bangladeshi blogger and law student has been killed in the latest in a
string of murders of secular activists and bloggers in Bangladesh.
Police say 28-year-old Nazimuddin Samad was attacked by four men
wielding machetes on Wednesday night. Fellow university students
protested his killing. Student Billal Hossain spoke out.

Billal Hossain: "We are protesting here because one of our law students
at the university was brutally killed. We want a proper investigation,
and we want justice for the killing."

Topics:Bangladesh Journalism

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