A SOLEMN TRIBUTE TO AVIJIT ROY, A BRAVE BANGLADESI BLOGGER
By LB THAPA Sometime in the past, we had lost a brave blogger. He always advocated freedom of speech through his popular blog Mukto Mona. He was a writer and a campaigner of free-thinking. Avijit Roy was born and had his early education in Bangladesh. He came to the limelight with his eight books in Bengali. He was also writing articles on science, skepticism, and rationalism. He founded Mukto Mona (free thinkers) in 2001. Through this blog, he sharply criticized religious practices which were based on superstitions and discriminations. His prickly criticism of Islamic practices which he thought based on hollow principles made Islamic zealots hungry for his blood. Jamaat-e-Islami , a radical Islamic group, had issued death threats to Avijit Roy. They were waiting for an opportunity when Avijit Roy comes within their range. When Avijit Roy reached within their striking zone, they destroyed him. As long as Avijit Roy was writing his blogs from America, he was out of reach o...