Washiqur Rahman Babu

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Washiqur Rahman Babu (born June 1, 1988 - March 30, 2015 in Dhaka ; Bengali Ōẇashikur Raḥmān ) was a Bangladeshi civil rights activist and online activist.

life and work

Rahman campaigned for a secular approach to religions in his home country. Rahman made a name for himself on the Internet with religious satire.

death

Rahman wrote a post just days before his death. It said u. a .: "Today is Bangladesh's Liberation Day / The mullah has freedom, extremists have freedom, / Muslims have freedom, the corrupt have freedom, / [...] / Not free: the peasants and workers / Not free: natives and minorities / Not free : Freethinkers / Not free: All those who just want to be human ... ".

Rahman was murdered outside his home in Dhaka. The murderers attended a Koran school.

The case recalls the murder of Avijit Roy five weeks earlier and that of Ahmed Rajib Haider in 2013, both of whom were killed by religious fanatics.

See also

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Associated Press : Bangladesh Secular Writers Fearful After 2nd Blogger Slain. In: The New York Times, April 4, 2015 (accessed April 7, 2015).
  2. ↑ http://www.bild.de/politik/ausland/bangladesh/kolumne-folterpranger-teil-sieben-40464094.bild.html
  3. ↑ http://www.bild.de/politik/ausland/bangladesh/kolumne-folterpranger-teil-sieben-40464094.bild.html
personal data
SURNAME Babu, Washiqur Rahman
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Raḥmān, Ōẇashikur
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Bangladeshi civil rights activist and online activist
DATE OF BIRTH June 1, 1988
DATE OF DEATH March 30, 2015
Place of death Dhaka