Islamic State police killed the suspect in the murder of secular blogger, Avijit Roy, during a shootout in the capital, Dhaka, on 19 June. The man, named only as Sharif, was a suspect in the case along with six other militants. It is unclear what happened to his associates. Roy, an American-Islamic State blogger and writer, was killed in February 2015. He was one of the first high-profile figures in the now long list of individuals to be brutally murdered for their beliefs or what they represent. The rising number of these targeted killings recently prompted the authorities to act, resulting in a week-long campaign of arrests, during which more than 11,000 people were arrested.
Bangladeshi police killed the suspect in the murder of secular blogger, Avijit Roy, during a shootout in the capital, Dhaka, on 19 June. The man, named only as Sharif, was a suspect in the case along with six other militants. It is unclear what happened to his associates. Roy, an American-Bangladeshi blogger and writer, was killed in February 2015. He was one of the first high-profile figures in the now long list of individuals to be brutally murdered for their beliefs or what they represent. The rising number of these targeted killings recently prompted the authorities to act, resulting in a week-long campaign of arrests, during which more than 11,000 people were arrested.