Bangladesh: Muslims murder wife of anti-terror cop and Christian grocer

June 5, 2016 – By Robert Spencer

“Babul Aktar is an efficient police officer and played a key role in apprehending Islamists. They might have killed his wife because they failed to get him.” Will the Islamophobia never end?

DHAKA — The wife of a senior Bangladeshi police official known for battling Islamist militants was stabbed and shot to death on Sunday, and machete-wielding assailants killed a Christian grocer in a separate incident.

Both attacks appeared to be the work of Islamist militants who have killed at least 30 people, including religious minorities, liberal bloggers and academics, since February last year, police said.

Three assailants riding a motorcycle stabbed and then shot Mahmuda Aktar, 33, while she was on her way to put her son onto a school bus near her home in the southeastern port city of Chittagong, police said.

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Bangladesh’s Bold Move to Combat Islamic Terrorism, Could It Catch On?

Carlo Monzon : Mar 4, 2016 : Gospel Herald

For Bishop Bejoy D’Cruze of the Christian Unity and Interreligious Dialogue Commission, the move by the Supreme Court to initiate hearings about the matter gives hope to the development of peace in the country.

The Supreme Court of Bangladesh has begun a legal process that would determine if Islam should still be declared as the country’s official religion. The move was made in response to the growing number of violent cases linked to Islamic extremists.

Currently, Islam is regarded as the largest religion in Bangladesh with Muslim residents making up about 90 percent of the country’s population. At 148.6 million, Bangladesh has one of the biggest Muslim populations in the world.

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Bangladesh Muslims attack Christians, stabs priest during Easter Mass

April 19, 2015  By Robert Spencer – Jihad Watch

“After assaulting the faithful, the group stole items worth 33,900 taka (4,134 EUR); destroyed Bibles, crosses, holy pictures, musical instruments and homes; killed goats and chickens.” Time to step up the “dialogue,” bishops! That will fix this right up in a jiffy!

The U.S. Catholic establishment, with its refusal to discuss, much less do anything about, the Muslim persecution of Christians in any honest manner, is failing its brethren in Bangladesh and all across the Islamic world.

“Bishop of Sylhet: Protection for tribal Catholics, victims of expropriation and threats,” by Sumon Corraya, Asia News, April 17, 2015 (thanks to The Religion of Peace):

Sylhet (AsiaNews) – “We want justice and security for our priests and our faithful. We hope that the government will find a peaceful solution and that our people can live free from tensions. ” This is the appeal that Msgr. Bejoy N. D’Cruze OMI, Bishop of Syleht, launches through AsiaNews after the recent attacks against the tribal Khasia living in his diocese. “They are a very peaceful community – the prelate said – but often fall victims of the Bengali majority “.

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