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2 shown arrested in blogger Ananta killing case

Two members of Ansarullah Bangla Team including a Bangladesh-born UK citizen are shown arrested in blogger Ananta Bijoy Das killing case.
8 September 2015, 09:10 AM

Ganajagaran Mancha activist’s body recovered in Sylhet

Police recover body of an activist of Ganajagaran Mancha at a residential area of Sylhet city.
4 September 2015, 06:35 AM

Blogger Oyasiqur killing: 5 Ansarullah men to be charged, says DMP

Detectives will submit charge sheet against five members of Ansarullah Bangla Team and several unknown persons in blogger Oyasiqur Rahman killing case.
1 September 2015, 07:25 AM

The definitive writer's guide to surviving this democracy

Are you a writer, journalist, blogger or Facebook user? Do you find yourself thinking long and hard about the dwindling state of affairs in the country?
26 August 2015, 18:00 PM

'Ansarullah press release' refutes role in Niloy killing

Ansarullah Bangla Team has refuted its role in the assassination of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy. In a statement published in a website named Jihadology dated August 19, it claimed it has no ties with the Ansar Al-Islam Bangladesh group.
21 August 2015, 10:35 AM

Niloy murder: State minister's nephew, another remanded

Dhaka court places two members of Ansar Ullah Bangla team on an eight-day remand each in connection with the killing of secular blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy.
14 August 2015, 09:14 AM

2 suspects held over Niloy murder

Detectives arrested two alleged members of Ansarullah Bangla Team today in connection with their involvement in blogger Niloy murder.
13 August 2015, 16:06 PM

THE SOVEREIGN TERROR

Political events often fade away without leaving immediately palpable effects. Loud as their arrivals are, most political events tend to disappear much like a whimper.
10 August 2015, 18:00 PM

UN chief, EU condemn Niloy killing

United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and European Union delegation to Bangladesh condemn the killing of Bangladeshi blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy.
9 August 2015, 05:02 AM

Gonojagoron Mancha gives 7-day ultimatum to arrest Niloy’s killers

Leaders and activists of a faction of Gonojagoron Mancha give the government a seven-day ultimatum to arrest the killers of slain blogger and online activist Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy.
8 August 2015, 14:12 PM

Failure to stop bloggers' killers frustrates people

With the fifth murder of a blogger spreading a wave of frustration among the general public, The Daily Star talked to people on the Dhaka University campus today to know what they were thinking about the situation.
8 August 2015, 12:30 PM

Opinion: Niloy murder shows the hole again

The government’s image as a secular, progressive and anti-militant political force has been greatly damaged by such killings and the government should look at itself in the mirror to see if this is the image it is happy with.
8 August 2015, 09:40 AM

UK, US condemn Niloy killing

The United States has strongly condemned the killing of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy and expressed the hope to work with Bangladesh to protect space for freedom of expression.
8 August 2015, 03:59 AM

Niloy murder: 4 unknown assailants sued

Wife of Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy accuses four anonymous assailants for the brutal killing of the blogger at their house in East Goran. Cops have yet to arrest anyone in this connection.
8 August 2015, 03:22 AM

UN experts urge probe into blogger Niladri killing

United Nations’ experts on freedom of expression condemn the killing of Bangladesh blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay.
7 August 2015, 17:20 PM

Amnesty says killing of blogger must not go unpunished

In reaction to the murder of Niladri Chattopadhyay, Amnesty International said the government must send a strong message that killings aimed at silencing dissenting voices are despicable and will not be tolerated.
7 August 2015, 15:45 PM

Ansar-Al-Islam claims responsibility for Niladri murder

Ansar-Al-Islam, Bangladesh chapter of al-Qaeda in the Indian Sub-Continent, claims responsibility for the killing of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay terming him an enemy of Allah.
7 August 2015, 13:27 PM

Yet another blogger killed

Yet another online activist is stabbed to death by unknown assailants at his East Goran residence in Dhaka.
7 August 2015, 08:56 AM

Saudis uphold blogger's 1,000 lashes

Saudi Arabia's Supreme Court upholds the sentence of 1,000 lashes and 10 years of imprisonment on blogger Raif Badawi, despite a foreign outcry.
8 June 2015, 05:38 AM

Taslima Nasreen flees to US after death threats

Award winning Bangladeshi writer and human rights activist Taslima Nasreen flees from India to the US after she was named as an al-Qaeda murder target
3 June 2015, 15:47 PM