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3,000 arrested in Bangladesh following attacks on secular figures
More than 3,000 people have been put behind bars in Bangladesh following a wave of violent attacks on secular bloggers, gay rights activists, Hindu priests and followers of minority religions in the country.
Over the the past 10 days, a Hindu monastery worker, an elderly Hindu priest, a Christian shopkeeper and the Muslim wife of a counter terrorism police officer have all been killed.
The arrests follows a nationwide crackdown by local police following the spate of violent attacks as the country’s prime minister vowed to catch “each and every killer”.
Reports say those arrested include 37 suspected “Islamist militants” and hundreds of potential criminals who previously had warrants out against them, as well as several hundred ordinary arrests, Bangladeshi police said on Saturday.
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