The German government has strongly condemned the murder of secular blogger Niladri Chaterjee.
The condemnation was made by the Deputy Head of Mission Dr Ferdinand von Weyhe during his meeting with Gonojagoron Moncho Spokesperson Dr Imran Sarker on Monday morning.
Imran and Dr Ferdinand discussed options to protect bloggers and online activists in Bangladesh. Furthermore, they spoke about measures to limit the reach of terror organisations.
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“This barbaric assault on an outspoken member of the blogger community is the latest attack on the freedom of expression in Bangladesh. A society needs to practice tolerance and cannot allow extremists to dictate the actions and words of liberal minds.” said Dr Ferdinandsaid.
“This is the fourth murder of a liberal blogger in Bangladesh in the past six month. This creates a general atmosphere of fear amongst the liberal minds in Bangladesh.”
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He called upon the government of Bangladesh to take all necessary measures to ensure the safety of online activists in this country, to strengthen the freedom of expression for every citizen irrespectively of their opinions and to do its utmost for a quick investigation of the murders.
“The culprits that committed these horrible crimes must be brought to justice,” said the Deputy Head of Mission.
He extended heartfelt condolences to the widow and family of Niladri Chatterjee.
Niladri Chatterjee Niloy, also known as Niloy Neel on blogging platforms and Facebook, was killed with machetes by four unidentified assailants at his Goran residence in Dhaka around 1:30pm Friday.
Niladri's wife Ashamoni filed a case with Khilgaon police station on Friday night.
A group named Ansar Al Islam, believed to be banned militant group Ansarullah Bangla Team, has claimed responsibility for the murder.