Nazimuddin Samad
Nazimuddin Samad (Bengali:নাজিমুদ্দিন সামাদ)(c. 1988 - April 6, 2016) was a law student, activist, and blogger from Sylhet in Bangladesh. He was a student at Jagannath University in Dhaka. On April 6, three or four young men killed him with machetes and shot him in the head.[1][2] Samad was a member of the ‘Sylhet Bangabanghu National Youth Parishad’. He was also an activist in Ganajagaran Mancha, for bloggers. He spoke against religious fundamentalism.[1]
Samad received many threats. His name was on an Islamist list of 84 bloggers in Bangladesh in 2013. [3][4] A local al-Qaeda group said they killed him.[5]
Nazimuddin Samad Media
Bonya Ahmed speaking about the attack (18:54), and putting it in a broader context.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bangladeshi authorities must act now as another liberal blogger killed in cold blood (9 April 2016). Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ Atheist Law Student Hacked To Death In Bangladesh. NPR.org.
- ↑ Bangladesh student Nazimuddin Samad hacked to death - BBC News. Retrieved 2 August 2016.
- ↑ আহমেদ, শামিম. ভিন্নমত? ঘচাং ফুঃ!. ebela.in.
- ↑ CNN, Sugam Pokharel, Ivan Watson, and Yuli Yang. Al Qaeda group says it killed Bangladeshi blogger. Retrieved 2 August 2016.