A blogger was hacked to death by three Muslim attackers in Bangladesh 's capital because of his anti-Islamic writings , police said today . Washiqur Rahman Babu was declared dead as he was taken to a government hospital shortly after being attacked in Dhaka 's Tejgaon area . Two suspects were captured and three meat cleavers were recovered , Dhaka Metropolitan Police official Biplob Kumar Sarker said . The captured suspects were students at separate Islamic schools and the third suspect fled the scene , he added . The killing took place a month after a prominent Bangladeshi-American blogger known for speaking out against religious extremism was hacked to death in Dhaka . Scroll down for video . Murdered : The body of Bangladeshi blogger Washiqur Rahman lies in a morgue at Dhaka Medical College in Dhaka after he was hacked to death in the capital allegedly because of his anti-Islamic writings . Grief-stricken : A relative of Washiqur Rahman weeps after seeing his body at Dhaka Medical College in Dhaka . A Bangladeshi policeman escorts Jikrullah ( left ) and Ariful Islam , two of the three attackers suspected of killing blogger Washiqur Rahman Babu . It was not immediately known what sort of blogging Babu did , Sarker said , adding that the suspects told police that they targeted him for his anti-Islamic writings . Two of the victim 's cousins told reporters at Dhaka Medical College Hospital , where Babu 's body was being kept , that he had recently joined a travel agency in Dhaka after finishing his studies . But they said they were not aware of any blog he had kept . Local media reported that Babu had a Facebook page that contained the line 'Iamavijit ' , meaning he was a follower of Avijit Roy , the Bangladeshi-American blogger hacked to death last month . Roy , a Bangladesh-born U.S. citizen , died after he was attacked on Dhaka University campus when he was leaving a book fair with his wife . The killing took place a month after a prominent Bangladeshi-American blogger Avijit Roy ( pictured with his wife Rafida Ahmed ) , who is known for speaking out against extremism , was hacked to death in Dhaka . The scene following the attack on the couple shows Ms Ahmed covered in blood . An obscure militant group , Ansar Bangla 7 , claimed responsibility for the attack it said was in retaliation for his 'crime against Islam ' A previously unknown militant group , Ansar Bangla 7 , claimed responsibility for the attack . An Islamic extremist , Farabi Shafiur Rahman , was paraded in court earlier this month over the murder . The U.S. has sent a team of FBI investigators to Bangladesh to help probe the murder of the author of bestseller The Virus of Faith , who was visiting the city where he was born . The 43-year-old 's family has accused Bangladeshi authorities of failing to do enough to protect him after he received death threats for his anti-religious writing . Islamic extremist Farabi Shafiur Rahman ( centre ) has been arrested and appeared in court over the murder of Avijit Roy , who was hacked to death with a machete in the middle of the street last month . Roy , the founder of the Mukto-Mona ( free mind ) blog , was born in Bangladesh to a family of scholars but moved to Atlanta , Georgia , around 15 years ago . He and his blogger wife Rafida Ahmed , who was also badly injured in the attack , were hauled off their rickshaw by two assailants in the attack . He was on his way back from a university book fair in Bangladesh when he was targeted on Thursday by at least two men over his opposition to religious extremism . They sliced his head with the long blades before turning on his wife , Rafida Ahmed , and cutting her finger off when she tried to save him .
WARNING : GRAPHIC CONTENT . Washiqur Rahman Babu was butchered 'by students from Islamic schools ' at least two suspects have been arrested , but a third is on run after fleeing scene . Babu was follower of Bangladeshi-U.S. bloggerAvijit Roy killed last month .