The 'sin' that could get you killed in Bangladesh

March 10, 2016 08:56

There is a void in the house where Avijit Roy once lived. Nearly a year after his shocking murder, the feeling of emptiness is palpable for first-time visitors stepping into his home.

His widow, Rafida Ahmed, says she avoids the small book-strewn study where the couple once worked, shoulder to shoulder at a pair of desks, writing and editing Roy's manuscripts."This is where Avijit spent more than half of his life," she says, shaking her head. "I try not to come here."

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