Publisher of Jagriti Prokashony is stabbed dead at his Shahbagh office shortly after assailants knifed another publisher of books written by slain blogger Avijit Roy along with two bloggers at his Lalmatia office.

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.

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.

Human Rights Watch urges Bangladesh government to declare an unequivocal commitment to free speech instead of proposing self-censorship.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal says that action will be taken under country’s existing law against those who hurt religious sentiments in blogs and social media.

A day after offering help, US-based Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) today sat with Bangladesh cops on the murder of Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy.

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.