Mukto-Mona

Mukto-Monais a Bengali Language blog for secularists, atheists, and freethinkers. It was founded by Avijit Roy who was subsequently killed by Islamists in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The attackers are believed to be members of Ansarullah Bangla Team.[1][2]

History

Mukto-Mona, meaning freethinkers in Bengali,[3] was founded by Bangladeshi-American secular blogger Avijit Roy, who was based in Atlanta, United States.[4] He created a Yahoo group titled Mukto-Mona 26 May 2001 which he made into a website next year.[5] He was killed in February 2015 in Dhaka, Bangladesh by Islamist militants. His wife, Rafida Ahmed Bonya was injured in the attack. Bonya took over the management of the blog after the death of her husband. The blog was awarded The Bobs – Best of Online Activism award by Deutsche Welle in June 2015.[6][7] A number of atheist bloggers associated with Muto-Mona have been targeted and killed by Islamists in Bangladesh.[8][9]

References
  1. "Fresh date fixed for probe report submission in Avijit murder case". Dhaka Tribune. 17 May 2018. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  2. Laughland, Oliver; Hammadi, Saad (7 March 2015). "Atheist blogger Avijit Roy 'was not just a person … he was a movement'". the Guardian. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  3. "Police delay chargesheet for arresting 'five assailants' of writer-blogger Avijit Roy -bdnews24.com". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  4. "Obituary: US-Bangladesh writer Avijit Roy". BBC News. 27 February 2015. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  5. Hussain, Ahmede. "Freethinkers of Our Time". archive.thedailystar.net. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  6. Hasib, Nurul Islam. "Bangladeshi blog Mukto-Mona receives Deutsche Welle's annual 'The Bobs – Best of Online Activism' award -bdnews24.com". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  7. Atheist, Friendly. "Atheist Group Will Honor Slain Bangladeshi Activist With New Award". Friendly Atheist. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  8. "Q&A: Why are bloggers being killed in Bangladesh?". aljazeera.com. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
  9. Mezzofiore, Gianluca (12 May 2015). "Bangladesh: Third secular blogger hacked to death". International Business Times UK. Retrieved 5 June 2018.
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