In a dramatic escape from a packed court in Dhaka on Sunday, two Islamist
militants who had been sentenced to death for the murder of prominent
Bangladeshi-American secular blogger Avijit Roy and his publisher were
helped by unidentified bikers who sprayed some chemicals on police and
created a smoke screen before whisking away the convicts. Asaduzzaman Khan
Kamal, minister of home affairs, informed reporters hours later that a
nationwide notice had been issued to recapture them and an investigation
had been initiated to determine how the situation had occurred.
militants who had been sentenced to death for the murder of prominent
Bangladeshi-American secular blogger Avijit Roy and his publisher were
helped by unidentified bikers who sprayed some chemicals on police and
created a smoke screen before whisking away the convicts. Asaduzzaman Khan
Kamal, minister of home affairs, informed reporters hours later that a
nationwide notice had been issued to recapture them and an investigation
had been initiated to determine how the situation had occurred.
