Its leaders command about 25 trained killers, some of whom have been involved in three or four attacks, Islam said. Bangladesh police officers arrest a suspect over the killing of two gay rights activists in Dhaka on May 15, 2016. The students used to attend his Friday speeches at a local mosque where Rahmani, who has since been arrested, declared a fatwa on bloggers critical of Islam, calling for them to be killed, Islam said. On Sunday, a Christian grocer and the wife of a police superintendent who had been cracking down on militant attacks were killed in separate strikes. But secularism is far from universally accepted in Bangladesh, and has always had to contend with a conservative Islamic culture.

Source: The Telegraph June 09, 2016 20:48 UTC