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Wednesday, March 11, 2015

[mukto-mona] Re: [Chetona71] Bonya Ahmed, Wife of Murdered Blogger Avijit Roy: “Join Us in a Demand for Justice”



Shabbir,

Please spread -

WORLD  MUSLIM  CONGRESS - PRESS RELEASE

REF - DR. AVIJIT ROY 

Monday, March 9, 2015 ...
A Tribute to Avijit Roy, a man for freedom of speech and Founder of Mukto Mona
Avijit Roy was a software engineer by career, but writing and blogging were his calling. And he did not speak alone. Roy founded the religion-critical blog Mukto Mona, which served multiple writers. He called it "an Internet congregation of freethinkers, rationalists, skeptics, atheists and humanists mainly of Bengali and South Asian descent who are scattered across the globe."
"Avijit Roy known for his critique of religious extremism was hacked to death in the university area (Dhaka, Bangladesh) by machete-wielding assailants, who attacked the Bangladeshi-origin writer as he was returning from the book fair with his wife on Thursday." Times of India. "Free thinking in Bangladesh has become a great danger, all the free thinkers are at great risk," writer-journalist Shahriar Kabir said.
Mike Ghouse, president of world Muslim congress adds, "Bangladesh has ratified the United Nations Humans rights and must take the responsibility to hunt down the criminals who violated the treaty and punish them accordingly to restore trust and safety of her citizens. The criminals have also violated Islamic values of freedom of speech laid down in Quran, and Muslim have an obligation to record straight and punish the criminals.
Hasan Mahmud is a co-founder and advisor of Mukto Mona. "I am witness of how a positive change in young generation of a nation can be initiated if led by a talented person like Avi." Mahmud is also an advisor with World Muslim Congress, a Dallas based think tank committed to pluralism in Islam.
We are pleased to invite those who love freedom to join us to pay a tribute to Avi.
Dinner Event: A Tribute Avijit Roy, the freedom fighter
Date and time: 7:00 PM on Saturday, March 14, 2015
Place: Spicy Cuisine, 1800 Valley View Ln, Irving, TX 75061
Dinner: $15/person to defray the cost – Vegetarian and Non-Vegetarian
Contact:
Prodip Saha (214) 783 2456 (214) 783 2456 FREE  end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Mike Ghouse (214) 325-1916 (214) 325-1916 FREE  end_of_the_skype_highlighting
Supporting Organizations: Foundation for Pluralism, World Muslim Congress, Human Rights Center for Bangladesh and other organizations.
World Muslim Congress, 2665 Villa Creek Dr, Suite 206, Dallas, TX 75234
RSVP at facebook: https://www.facebook.com/events/649498541842550
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On Wednesday, March 11, 2015 12:30 AM, "ahmed s shabbirahmed2000@yahoo.com [Chetona71]" <Chetona71@yahoogroups.com> wrote:




The multiple layers of security and safety arrangements in Book Fair area was just a tall talk of the government. We did not see any correlation between the security plan (as per the hyperbolic oratory of the people in the government) and the implementation of the same on the ground. The law enforcement agency people were not far away from the spot. Despite the proximity of the police force, they did not go after the killers of Dr. Avijit Roy. They did not even come forward to protect the victims. All these were revealed by Dr. Avijit's wife, who was disparately looking for help after the attack. The police force, who were stationed near the spot should be disciplined for the utter negligence of their duty.









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Posted by: Hasan Mahmud <hasan@hasanmahmud.com>


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