Niloy,the fourth blogger in Dhaka hacked to death at home in the capital

Amidst celebration of International indigenous day in Dhaka, another online activist was stabbed to death by unknown assailants at his East Goran residence in the capital Friday afternoon. A group of four youths stabbed blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay (nick name—Niloy), 40, indiscriminately in his flat on the 4th floor of a five-storey building around 1:30pm, the victim’s wife Asha Moni told that one of the attackers, wearing jeans and black T-shirt, came in the guise of a tenant and requested Niladri, an employee of a non government organization , to show the space of their flat, Asha said. He was writing for women's rights, indigenous peoples, even for all other minorities. He was a critic of religious extremism that provoked bombing in mosques and killing thousands of civilians. He was one of the voices for Social Justice, secularism, human rights and loud for ‪#‎AvijitRoy‬ justice. He frequently got threatened by Islamic militants are those trying to destroy this country from terrorism. Ansarulla Banglateam, a terrorist group claimed responsibility of his brutal killing. However, on a seminar on Indigenous Day on Friday, speakers said that we should not be the only secular state; Language, culture be secular for establishing an equal society. Sanjeev Drang of Indigenous Forum on this subject and associate professor of Dhaka University, Rubayet Ferdous presented two articles. Sanjeev Drang said to hill people land is their existence and land is their life. Ferdous Rubayet said, constitutional recognition of indigenous peoples can bring exploitation, deprivation and inequality free society to the hill people. Columnist Syed Abul Maksud said, Land Officer will ensure individual rights. Professor Sadeka Halim said that self-determination cannot be treated as seperation. This seminar was organized by the Indigenous Forum and Association for land reform and development. Khushi Kabir, Dr Dalim Chandra Barman, Shamsuddoha, Meghna Guha Thakurata took part in the discussion. ON the other hand, International Day of Indigenous was celebrated by the Bangladesh Parliamentary Caucus on Indigenous Issues by arranging a views exchange meeting and cultural events. On Friday afternoon, the function held at Nawab Ali Chowdhury Senate Bhaban of Dhaka University where Awami League organizing secretary Khalid Mahmud Chowdhury, MP said what Muzib, founder of the country initiated to do welfare to the indigenous people will continue to achieve the goal. The meeting exchanged views on the Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council Chairman and President of JSS Jyotirindra Bodhipriya Larma alias Santu Larma supposed to be present, but he was not present. Prof Mesbah Kamal, conducted the ceremony was presided over by the leader of the Workers Party MP Fazle Hossain Badshah. AKM Fazlul Huq MP, Golam Mostafa MP, Mrinal Kanti Das MP, President of Combined Cultural Alliance Golam Quddus, Tipu Sultan MP,poet Kazi Rozi MP, Nazmul Haque MP, Chanchala Chakma and others.