Bangladeshi police have confirmed the death of a prominent gay rights activist who was the country’s only LGBT magazine editor.
The US ambassador to Bangladesh condemned the killing of Xulhaz Mannan, who also worked at the US embassy.
Since February last year suspected militants have killed a number of secular and atheist writers.
Mannan was murdered two days after a university teacher was hacked to death by suspected militants.
ISIS has claimed responsibility for the murder but the Bangladeshi government have claimed that there is no ISIS presence in the country.
“I am devastated by the brutal murder of Xulhaz Mannan and another young Bangladeshi,” said US Ambassador Marcia Bernicat.
“We abhor this senseless act of violence and urge the government of Bangladesh in the strongest terms to apprehend the criminals behind these murders,” she added.
Homosexuality is technically illegal in Bangladesh and remains a highly sensitive issue in society.
Mannan was openly gay and believed that if more gay Bangladeshis came out then the country would have to accept them, a BBC source said.
He was also behind the annual “Rainbow Rally”, held on the “Bengali New Year”, 14 April, since 2014. This year’s rally was banned by police as part of widespread security measures.
Total respect and admiration from me to those brave enough to be openly LGBT in such a backwards country, risking their lives for being true to themselves.
homosexuality is a disease. May Allah keep it anti-homosexual. Ameen.
I agree. The powers of sanctions for such things like homosexuality doesn´t belongs to some gangs whose go to murder people. Better leave it to the court.
From Occupied Palestine:
We have suffered too much for too long. We will not accept apartheid masked as peace. We will settle for no less than our freedom.
I agree. The powers of sanctions for such things like homosexuality doesn´t belongs to some gangs whose go to murder people. Better leave it to the court.
True. May Allah make Bangladesh more Islamic. More Islamic Law. Ameen.
In shaa' Allah homosexualilty will remain illegal as it is supposed to be.
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