Fwd: Murder of Dr. Avijit Roy

[Dhiman Chowdhury]

I am feeling like I am in a nightmare; I am in a huge shock to see the death of Avijit Roy in the newspapers from Bangladesh. I am feeling like I have lost a real brother. Indeed, he was a more hardworking and knowledgeable brother of mine in promoting human rights and dignity in the world. His death is like knocking down a shining star from the sky; it is a huge loss for humanity.

 

He has been in the hit list of the Islamic fanatics of Bangladesh for quite some time. Last time when I communicated with Avijit, I requested him not to go to Bangladesh. My fear just came true a few hours back. He went to the Ekushe Book Fair in Dhaka, and was attacked with machetes by Islamic hate-criminals near the Teachers Students Center of Dhaka University at about 9:30 PM. He sustained a deep wound to his head and died at the Dhaka Medical College Hospital during an emergency surgery.

 

On behalf myself and on behalf of HRCBM, I am informing this to you with my deepest sadness. I have to make this message short. I just wrote to Professor Ajoy Roy, Dr. Avijit Roy’s father, that many people, including myself, are crying with him for Avijit.

 

Yours,

 

Sukhamaya Bain

 

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[Somraj Ganguli]

sorry for his death...we lost one brother ...

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