Bangladesh bans Islamist group linked to blogger killings

May 26, 2015 01:41

Bangladesh today banned an Islamist militant outfit that is believed to be behind the gruesome hacking deaths of three secular bloggers in recent months that have evoked outrage in the country and across the globe.

The Bangladesh government banned Ansarullah Bangla Team for its militant and anti-state activities with the home ministry publishing a gazette notification in this regard.

It is the sixth such organisation to be outlawed for militant activities. "We had taken the decision to ban the outfit earlier this week on the basis of a police report...we are implementing this decision today," State Minister for Home Affairs Asaduzzaman Khan Kamal told media persons.

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