International organisations concerned and call for bloggers release.

At least three international organisations expressed their concern for the arrest of four bloggers in Bangladesh. They called the government for their immediate release.

International Journalist Federation (IFJ), Committee to Protect Journalist (CPJ), Reporters without Borders (RSF) have published their own press release in their website for the immediate release of four bloggers.  

In a statement released by International Journalist Federation (IFJ) says, The arrest of the four bloggers is seen as an effort by the ruling Awami League party to neutralise the counter-mobilisation by the Islamist party. Bangladesh’s Home Minister has since said that the government has a list of another seven “atheist bloggers” who could soon be arrested. Journalists in Bangladesh are disturbed by these developments and by the government’s stated intent to monitor blog content and initiate criminal action against alleged offenders."

Four bloggers arrested and blogs are being closed.

4 bloggers were arrested for “writing derogatory content about Islam”.

Bangladesh government challenges its secular character of its own by arresting four bloggers and blocking a blog name Amar Blog. They were held for 'derogatory write-ups'. 

Subrata Adhikary Shuvo, 24, Russell Parvez, 36, and Mashiur Rahman Biplob, 42, were picked up on Monday night. They were taken  in to remands for 7 days.  And later yesterday afternoon Asif Mohiuddin was arrested.

Before arresting them Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission (BTRC) blocked a blog site named Amar Blog. 

Four people were arrested ‘for attempting to murder’ Bangla blogger Asif Mohiuddin

Four people were arrested by Police from different parts of the capital ‘for attempting to murder’ Bangla blogger Asif Mohiuddin, reports The Daily Star

The Online activist came under attack on January 13 in the city’s Uttara area.

The arrestees are–Saad-al-Nahin, 24, an evening shift MBA student of Dhaka University from Kishoreganj; Kawsar Ahmed, 26, a vendor from Bhola; Kamal Uddin, 23,  a carpenter from Noakhali; and Kamal Hossain, 28, a security guard of Mutual Trust Bank from Barisal.

The arrestees are members of Ansarullah Bengali Team, a newly-launched militant organisation, said Moshiur Rahman, additional deputy commissioner (South) of DB.

Government regulating blogs in Bangladesh

Bangladesh government monitoring the blog sphere and social media  and as well as banning different blogs and website. 

Yesterday in a mail sent by the Deputy Director of the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission BTRC to different blog portals owner to close different blog sites that hurts the religious feelings of the citizens.

Following that direction of the email sent by BTRC blog portal Some where in closed one of its bloggers website name Asif Mohiuddin.

Blogger and Activist Brutally Killed in Bangladesh.

By Anwar Hossain; A blogger and activist of Shahbagh movment was found stabbed dead last night, hours after the organizers decided to discontinue from today the 24-hour blockade. This is the second attack on blogger community in this year 2013. It could be noted that there was a violent knife attack by unidentified men on the outspoken blogger Asif Mohiuddin in the Bangladeshi capital of Dhaka on 14 January. Asif survived the attack. 

Yesterday's killing prompted the organizers of Shahbag movment to abandon a plan to demonstrate in front of National Museum from 3:00pm to 10:00pm every day. The demonstration now will continue 24/7.

The victim blogger name Ahmed Rajib Haidar, lived with his brother Newaz Mortoza Haidar at Palash Nagar in the capital's Mirpur area. Police found the body, bearing several stabs, near his house.

Anti militant and atheist blogger stabbed:

Blogger Asif Mohiuddin badly wounded.  

By Anwar Hossain; A self-styled anti militant and atheist blogger who is famed for his anti-religious blogs was fighting for life on Tuesday after he was stabbed in the capital of Muslim-majority Bangladesh, referring police and doctors AFP reports .

Asif Mohiuddin, 29, was attacked on Monday night by three unidentified men near his office in Dhaka's upscale Uttara district.