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BANGLADESH: UNIVERSITY PROF HACKED TO DEATH OVER CLAIMS OF ATHEISM……

There is no dissent in Islam……

Bangladeshi university professor hacked to death in Rajshahi

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A man holds a portrait of Bangladeshi Professor Siddique, who was hacked to death by unidentified attackers, in Rajshahi on April 23, 2016.Image copyrightAFP
Image captionProfessor Siddique taught English at the local university

A university professor has been hacked to death in Bangladesh, in an attack police say is similar to killings of secular bloggers and atheists by suspected Islamist extremists.

AFM Rezaul Karim Siddique, 58, was a professor of English at Rajshahi University in the country’s north-west.

He was attacked with machetes as he left home to go to work.

So-called Islamic State militants say they killed him for “calling to atheism” in Bangladesh.

The claim was made by IS-linked Amaq Agency, cited by US-based SITE Intelligence Group which monitors jihadist groups.

However, Siddique’s colleagues earlier said that he had not written anything controversial and was not an atheist, unlike previous victims.

Police believe that he may have been targeted by suspected Islamist extremists because he was involved in cultural activities.

The BBC’s Dhaka correspondent Akbar Hossain says hardline Islamist groups dislike anyone involved in the cultural field.

Last year, four prominent secular bloggers were killed with machetes.

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