Blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy

Ansar Al Islam militant remanded over blogger Niloy murder

Abu Siddik Sohel, an activist of banned Islamist outfit Ansarul Al Islam, is shown arrested and placed on a four-day remand today in a case filed for killing blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay in August 2015.

CCTV footage shows ‘killer’ apparently following Avijit: Cops

Prime suspect in bloggers -- Avijit Roy and Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy – killing case, who was killed in an alleged gunfight today, is seen in CCTV footage when blogger Avijit Roy was killed last year.

3 held over blogger Niloy murder

Detectives yesterday arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in killing blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy.

Open letter urges arrest of ‘blogger-killers’

Following a string of brutal “machete” murders of Bangladeshi bloggers, an open letter today calls upon the Bangladeshi government to stop “victim-blaming” the bloggers and focus on catching the extremists who are murdering them.

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.

Kamal warns of action for derogatory remarks on religion

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.

Opinion: Is this rule of law?

Human rights leaders are blaming the long pervasive culture of impunity as one of the major reasons for the gruesome killings of children and bloggers.

FBI meets cops over Niloy killing

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

Sculptor Ferdousi Priyabhashini receives death threat

Sculptor Ferdousi Priyabhashini receives death threat over phone from an unknown caller this afternoon, a day into the killing of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy.

November 21, 2017
November 21, 2017

Ansar Al Islam militant remanded over blogger Niloy murder

Abu Siddik Sohel, an activist of banned Islamist outfit Ansarul Al Islam, is shown arrested and placed on a four-day remand today in a case filed for killing blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay in August 2015.

June 19, 2016
June 19, 2016

CCTV footage shows ‘killer’ apparently following Avijit: Cops

Prime suspect in bloggers -- Avijit Roy and Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy – killing case, who was killed in an alleged gunfight today, is seen in CCTV footage when blogger Avijit Roy was killed last year.

November 18, 2015
November 18, 2015

3 held over blogger Niloy murder

Detectives yesterday arrested three persons for their alleged involvement in killing blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy.

August 19, 2015
August 19, 2015

Open letter urges arrest of ‘blogger-killers’

Following a string of brutal “machete” murders of Bangladeshi bloggers, an open letter today calls upon the Bangladeshi government to stop “victim-blaming” the bloggers and focus on catching the extremists who are murdering them.

August 13, 2015
August 13, 2015

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.

August 11, 2015
August 11, 2015

Kamal warns of action for derogatory remarks on religion

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.

August 10, 2015
August 10, 2015

Opinion: Is this rule of law?

Human rights leaders are blaming the long pervasive culture of impunity as one of the major reasons for the gruesome killings of children and bloggers.

August 9, 2015
August 9, 2015

FBI meets cops over Niloy killing

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

August 8, 2015
August 8, 2015

Sculptor Ferdousi Priyabhashini receives death threat

Sculptor Ferdousi Priyabhashini receives death threat over phone from an unknown caller this afternoon, a day into the killing of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy.

August 8, 2015
August 8, 2015

Niloy murder: 14 wounds of ‘familiar style’

Blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy was chopped 12 times in a style similar to the previous killings of bloggers and online activists in recent months.