Kolkata, March 3 (IANS) West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee on Tuesday condemned the brutal murder of Bangladeshi-American blogger Avijit Roy in Dhaka last week.
"I strongly condemn the brutal murder of the Bangladeshi writer a few days ago. We believe in freedom of expression," Banerjee tweeted.
The Trinamool Congress supremo, who had been to Bangladesh recently, fell short of words to denounce the incident.
"Words are not enough to condemn the sad incident. My heartfelt condolences to the bereaved family of the Bangladeshi writer," she wrote.
Roy, a 42-year-old bio-engineer working in the US, was hacked to death by two attackers wielding machetes in Bangladesh capital Dhaka on February 26, when he was leaving a book fair with his wife Rafida Ahmed Banna, who was also seriously wounded in the attack.
Religious radicals had been threatening Roy over his active campaign against Islamist extremism and for strengthening secularism in Bangladesh.
Shreyas Iyer's eyes on Virat Kohli's number-3 batting position in ODI, know what he said
Virat Kohli has played a total of 262 One Day International matches in his career and in 201 matc
Flood-hit Kashmir traders demand rehabilitation
Srinagar, March 4 (IANS) Traders in Jammu and Kashmir shut their businesses on Wednesday to pro
Shashi Tharoor praised PM Modi's speech, Congress said - nothing worthy of praise.
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor's tone is constantly changing. Despite being a member of the Congr
The National Consumer Disputes Redressal Commission (NCDRC) has directed IRDA to look into the ro
A very sensational revelation has come to light in the Birbhum incident. Forensic experts report
Coronavirus can spread up to 20 feet, needs change in 6-foot social distancing rule
6 feet social distancing is not enough for avoid coronavirus infection A new disclosure has been
The process of voting for the six phases of the Lok Sabha elections has been completed. Today the
Travel ban: Indians will not be able to go to America from today, only they will get discount
The United States has banned the travel of non-American people coming here from India. The US gov
The semi-final match of the Under 19 World Cup 2024 between India and South Africa was played on
Lockdown 2: Read new guidelines, Freight and construction work exemption from today
In its order on the concessions to be given from Monday, the Home Ministry has said that people s
