Bangladesh student Nazimuddin Samad hacked to death

A Bangladeshi law student who had expressed secular views online has been killed in the capital, Dhaka. Nazimuddin Samad was hacked with machetes at a traffic junction late on Wednesday and then shot, police said. The 28-year-old was reported to have been an organiser of the Ganajagran Manch, a secular campaigning group. Police said three assailants on a motorcycle attacked Mr Samad and then shot him, The Dhaka Tribune reported. Police have not named any suspects in the case nor confirmed a religious motive. Mr Samad, a student of Jagannath University, regularly wrote against religious extremism on his Facebook page. He had written "I have no religion" on his profile under religious views.There have been several deadly attacks in Bangladesh in recent months, although it is not clear who is behind them. Source: BBC News