Bangladesh police shoot dead militant behind killing of bloggers, gay rights activists

[muriel_volestrangler]

Source: Reuters

Police in Bangladesh on Sunday shot dead an Islamist militant wanted for the killings of several liberal bloggers and gay rights activists, a senior official said.

The militant, identified as Sharif, one of the leaders of the banned group Ansar Ullah Bangla Team, took part in the killing of blogger Avijit Roy, U.S. citizen of Bangladeshi origin, in Dhaka last year, police official Abdul Baten said.

Sharif was also behind the killing of two gay rights activists in April, as well as four other bloggers and a publisher, the police officer told a news conference.
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"During the pre-dawn raid, our personnel had to open fire after three suspected militants on a motorbike started firing at them," he said, adding that Sharif died in the gunfight while two others fled.



Read more: http://uk.reuters.com/article/uk-bangladesh-violence-idUKKCN0Z50O2

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If he was the right guy, then it's good to see them going after his gang.

[pansypoo53219]

1. gotta get the other 2.

[FLPanhandle]

2. There is a line of replacements as long their Islamic culture demands death to "blasphemers"

Punishing the guilty will help, but not protect those that espouse what Islamic followers consider "anti-Islamic" thoughts.

[romanic]

3. Good start.

But there needs to be a change in the Islamic faith to prevent this senseless killing from happening.

[iandhr]

5. Yup

[MariaThinks]

9. yes

[Eugene]

4. Bangladesh has arrested *THOUSANDS* of people in the current dragnet.

It will be good if they got the right guy, but Bangladesh seems to be rounding up the usual suspects.

Bangladesh arrests 3,000 as PM vows to catch killers (Al Jazeera - June 11)
Bangladesh Arrests 5,000 After Gruesome Murders (Sky News - June 12)

[mountain grammy]

6. Chilling.

The criminals must be caught, but rounding up thousands raises some red flags. Isn't this the kind of thing that leads to more militancy.

[Recursion]

8. OTOH the failure to do that is what Modi is excoriated for

When it's communal violence, what do you do?

[Recursion]

7. It's a long-running problem that India and Bangladesh are both facing

It gets into Bangladesh's problem with Islamic extremists as well as India's problem with Maoist extremists: there's a nexus there that may make little sense objectively but as an actual factor exists.

I love Bengal, with all my heart. I'd rather that bastard have received a trial and rot in prison, but it is what it is.