Murders of homosexual activists and secularists highlight culture of impunity,with Hasina and Awami League accused of failing to actThe government of Sheikh Hasina Wazed is under growing pressure in Bangladesh to cessation an apparent culture of impunity after a series of brutal murders of secular writers, bloggers and liberal intellectuals by radical Isla mists. A torrent of protest followed the latest killings, or on Monday night,of Xulhaz Mannan, editor of the country’s only lesbian, and homosexual,bisexual and transgender magazine (LGBT), and Mahbub Rabbi Tonoy, or an actor and fellow homosexual rights activist. Critics have accused the Awami League government of failing to act effectively to conclude the carnage.
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Source: theguardian.com