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Bangladesh police arrest 2 more suspects linked to blogger death

Friday, 28 August 2015 9:09 AM [ Last Update: Friday, 28 August 2015 9:10 AM ]

A photograph of Bangladeshi blogger Niloy Chakrabarti is seen on a cellular phone in the capital, Dhaka, August 7, 2015. (Photo by AFP)

Police in Bangladesh have arrested two more suspected militants believed to be linked to the slaying of a blogger in the South Asian country.

Mahbub Alam, an official with the Dhaka Metropolitan police, said on Friday that Kausar Hossain Khan and Kamal Hossain Sardar, both 29, were arrested in raids in the capital city late Thursday over the killing of blogger Niladri Chattopadhyay Niloy.

The 28-year-old, who is also known as Niloy Chatterjee and by his pen name Niloy Neel, was stabbed to death at his residence in Dhaka on August 7.

The official added that the arrested individuals are suspected members of the outlawed Ansarullah Bangla Team, an extremist militant group.

Bangladesh police officials parade suspects Masud Rana (2-L) and Sad Al Nahin (2-R) in the capital, Dhaka, August 14, 2015. (Photo by AFP)

Police had two weeks ago arrested two other suspects named Saad-al-Nahin and Masud Rana for involvement in the slaying of the blogger.

According to Alam, the Dhaka police official, the latest arrests in the case were made possible after interrogating the two suspects detained earlier.

The family and friends of the slain blogger in the case said he had sought police protection after receiving threats, adding that the police asked him to leave the country for his safety.