Journalism of Courage
Bangladesh protests blogger Avijit Roy’s brutal murder
Avijit Roy was attacked by machete-wielding assailants while on his way back from a book fair.
Updated: February 28, 2015 10:38 IST
1 / 8Avijit Roy, a prominent Bangladeshi-American blogger known for speaking out against religious extremism was hacked to death as he walked through Bangladesh's capital with his wife. (Source: AP photo)
2 / 8Bangladeshi social activists shout slogans as they participate in a torch rally held to protest against the killing of Avijit Roy, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Source: AP photo)
3 / 8Bangladeshi students and social activists protest against the killing of Avijit Roy, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Source: AP photo)
4 / 8A Bangladeshi child holds a torch as he participates in a protest against the killing of Avijit Roy, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Source: AP photo)
5 / 8Flowers lie at the site where Avijit Roy was attacked and killed, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Source: AP photo)
6 / 8A Bangladeshi social activist puts up a black ribbon on his dress as a protest against killing of Avijit Roy, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Source: AP photo)
7 / 8Rafida Ahmed, wife of a prominent Bangladeshi-American blogger, Avijit Raoy is being rushed to hospital on a stretcher after she was seriously injured by unidentified attackers, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Source: AP photo)
8 / 8In this Thursday photo Bangladeshi policemen investigate at the site of attack on Avijit Roy, in Dhaka, Bangladesh. (Source: AP photo)
AdvertisementBest of ExpressAdvertisement
