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– Bangladeshi 'secularist' blogger-publisher Shahzahan Bachchu shot dead (Demo)

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By HRNJ-Uganda International Media News June 13, 2018

Brutal attacks on secular bloggers and writers are not new in Bangladesh.
Source: MEDIA FEED

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