Kerry condemns barbaric murder of LGBT magazine editor in Bangladesh

April 26, 2016 08:47

US Secretary of State John Kerry has condemned the "barbaric murder" of Julhash Mannan, the editor of a gay rights magazine, who also worked with the US embassy in Bangladesh.

"The men and women of the US State Department join me today in condemning the barbaric murder of Mannan," Kerry said in a statement. "We are profoundly saddened by the loss of one of our own in such a senseless act of violence, and we extend our deepest condolences to his family and loved ones," he said.

Mannan, 35, the editor of Roopban - the only magazine in Bangladesh advocating gay rights, and his friend Tanay Fahim were murdered at Mannan's flat in Dhaka's Kalabagan yesterday.

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