Killing of Avijit

After the murder of blogger Rajib Haidar, another independent voice was silenced in Dhaka the other day. Liberal blogger Avijit Roy was brutally hacked to death while his wife was critically injured -- all in the presence of police and dozens of onlookers who recorded the murder on their cell phones.  A voice of dissent, a voice which may stand for difference in thoughts and ideology/ philosophy towards life was muted forever. Whatever the extremists of Ansar Bangla 7 (who have apparently claimed responsibility) have done, contradicts the very values of the religion -- peace and tolerance. They resorted to a distorted interpretation of Islam. 

Masood Khan
Saudi Arabia