Five militants get death penalty for killing blogger AvijitAvijit Roy was attacked in front of the Dhaka University TSC intersection on Feb 26, 2015 as he was returning from the Ekushey Book Fair with his wife Rafida Ahmed Bonya - Image Credit: Tanmoy KairyA Dhaka court has sentenced five militants, including fugitive sacked army major Syed Ziaul Haq, to death in the 2015 killing of writer-blogger Avijit Roy. Another defendant, Safiur Rahman Farabi, has been jailed for life, reports bdnews24.com. Judge Mojibur Rahman of Dhaka’s Anti-Terrorism Special Tribunal delivered the verdict on Tuesday. The Islamist militants hacked to death Avijit, the US-based Bangladeshi science writer and founder of the Muktomona blog, on Feb 26, 2015 just after he left the Amar Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka. His wife Rafida Ahmed Bonya was also injured in the attack.

Source: bd News24 February 16, 2021 06:33 UTC