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Rezaul Karim Siddique: Murdered Bangladeshi professor 'not an atheist', daughter says
Source: BBC
Rezaul Karim Siddique: Murdered Bangladeshi professor 'not an atheist', daughter says
24 April 2016 Asia
The daughter of a Bangladeshi professor who was hacked to death in a murder echoing the killing of several secularists says he was not an atheist.
So-called Islamic State (IS) said it was behind the death of Rezaul Karim Siddique, who was killed on Saturday.
A statement from the militant group accused him of "calling to atheism".
But his daughter Rizwana Hasin told the BBC that her father believed in God, and that she had no idea why he was targeted.
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Police believe he may have been targeted by extremists because he was involved in cultural activities. They have detained a member of an Islamist student organisation for questioning.
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24 April 2016 Asia
The daughter of a Bangladeshi professor who was hacked to death in a murder echoing the killing of several secularists says he was not an atheist.
So-called Islamic State (IS) said it was behind the death of Rezaul Karim Siddique, who was killed on Saturday.
A statement from the militant group accused him of "calling to atheism".
But his daughter Rizwana Hasin told the BBC that her father believed in God, and that she had no idea why he was targeted.
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Police believe he may have been targeted by extremists because he was involved in cultural activities. They have detained a member of an Islamist student organisation for questioning.
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Read more: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-asia-36125115
[font size=1]Professor Siddique taught English at the local university[/font]
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