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Motion Timeline: 29 killings in 4 years

Since 2013, at least 29 secular activists, publishers, minorities and advocates of free thinking have been killed in grisly attacks, which are believed to be works of militants. Trial for only one such brutal attack has been completed so far.
Iraq Shia protesters camp out in Green Zone after storming

Supporters of a powerful Shia Muslim cleric have set up camp outside parliament in Baghdad, after thousands stormed the Green Zone secure area.
Saudi cleric execution: Dhaka Shia Muslims protest

Shia Muslims in Dhaka today protested the execution of a prominent Shia cleric carried out by the Sunni Muslim majority Saudi Arabia on January 2.
Saudi Arabia looking for excuse to fuel tensions: Iran

Saudi Arabia used an attack on its embassy in Tehran as a pretext to fuel tensions, Iran's foreign ministry says in response to Riyadh's severing of relations.
Terror charges: Saudi executes 47 including Shia cleric

Saudi Arabia executes 47 for terrorism, mostly suspected al-Qaeda members but also a prominent Shia Muslim cleric, Nimr al-Nimr, Interior Ministry said in a statement broadcast on state television.
4 more detained over Bogra Shia mosque attack

Law enforcers, in an overnight drive, detain four more people for their alleged involvement in Thursday’s gun attack at a Shia mosque in Bogra that left one dead.
IS claims credit for Bogra Shia mosque attack: SITE

Islamic State (IS) has claimed responsibility for the attack on a Bogra Shia mosque last night that killed one and injured three, US-based SITE Intelligence group says.
Progress can't be stopped with bomb attacks: PM

Noting that the recent bomb attack on a Tajia procession was aimed at tarnishing Bangladesh's image, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina asserts that the Bangladesh's progress cannot be stopped with such bombings.
US updates security alert after Hossaini Dalan blasts

The United States has updated its security alert for its citizens residing in Bangladesh after the bomb attack on Shia Muslim community in Old Dhaka.
EU for thorough probe into Hossaini Dalan blasts

EU Ambassador to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon has urged Bangladesh to ensure thorough investigation and bring the Hossaini Dalan bomb attackers to justice.
BNP demands impartial investigation

BNP demands impartial investigation into bomb attack at Shia Muslim group's headquarters in old part of Dhaka that killed one and injured 87 others.
Blasts kill one at Hossaini Dalan

At least one person was killed and about 87 others were injured in homemade bomb explosions in front of Hossaini Dalan in old Dhaka early hours today.
16 killed in Pakistan Shia procession blast

A bomb blast at a Shi'ite Muslim procession in Pakistan's Sindh province for the Shi'ite holiday of Ashura kills 16 people and wounds 40, local Geo TV reports.
5 killed in Saudi Shia shooting claimed by IS

A gunman killed five people at a Shia gathering in eastern Saudi Arabia before being shot dead by police in an attack claimed by a group linked to Islamic State militants.
IS claims blast killing four at Saudi mosque

Islamic State claims responsibility for a bombing that killed four people at a Shi'ite Muslim mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia on Friday.
Suicide bomber kills 21 at Saudi mosque

A suicide bomber kills 21 worshipers during Friday prayers in a packed Shia mosque in eastern Saudi Arabia in an attack claimed by the Islamic State militant group.
Fatima Bhutto slams killing of Bangladeshi bloggers

Fatima Bhutto, grand-daughter of former Pakistan Prime Minister Zulfikar Ali Bhutto criticizes the murder of Bangladeshi bloggers in her article.
Iraqi army drives IS out of key town

Iraqi forces pushes Islamic State (IS) fighters out of the western town of al-Baghdadi