The BBC reports on the brutal murder of Washiqur Rahman.
Two students at an Islamic seminary have reportedly been arrested.
Last month, Avijit Roy, a US-based writer who had criticised religious intolerance, was killed in a machete attack while he was visiting Dhaka.
His death sparked fresh concerns for freedom of speech in Bangladesh, where several secular-minded writers have been targeted by militants.
Bangladesh is a death-trap for writers who promote religious tolerance and freethinking. [Read more…]