article_snippet: Avijit Roy's Avijit Roy's was on Avijit Roy's way back from a university book fair in Bangladesh when Avijit Roy's was targeted on Thursday by at least two men over Avijit Roy's opposition to religious extremism.
article_snippet: at least two men over his opposition to religious extremism sliced Avijit Roy's head with the long blades before turning on Avijit Roy's wife, Rafida Ahmed, and cutting her finger off when her tried to save Avijit Roy's.
article_snippet: ' Police added that "Avijit Roy family had been threatened by the extremist, who is known for "Avijit Roy Facebook postings against atheist writers, on several occasions on Facebook and Twitter.
article_snippet: Mr Roy's family said Islamist radicals, like Farabi (centre), had threatened Mr Roy over Mr Roy blog, 'Mukto-mona,' or 'Freemind,' that highlighted humanist and rationalist ideas and condemned religious extremism . '
article_snippet: We want to know why the government failed to ensure the safety of Mr Roy, despite knowing that Mr Roy had been facing threats from the Islamist radicals.'
article_snippet: The murder of Mr Roy, an atheist who advocated secularism in Bangladesh, came amid a crackdown on Bangladesh's Islamist groups after the country's Islamist groups increased the country's Islamist groups activities in recent years.
article_snippet: Mr Roy's family said Islamist radicals had threatened Mr Roy over Mr Roy blog, 'Mukto-mona,' or 'Freemind,' that highlighted humanist and rationalist ideas and condemned religious extremism.
article_snippet: The naturalised U.S. citizen, who was a bio-engineer as well as a blogger, had been receiving death threats online for years.
article_snippet: Mr Roy reiterated that Islamist militants were responsible for Mr Roy son's death, but also blamed the government for failing to protect his son despite repeated threats on his son life. '
article_snippet: Mr Roy, who was also a bio-engineer, had been receiving death threats online for years .
article_snippet: Mr Roy was targeted simply for expressing Mr Roy own beliefs and we are appalled by Mr Roy and condemn all such killings.'
highlights_snippet: Farabi Shafiur Rahman previously threatened Avijit Roy's family .
  