Mukto-Mona Explained

Mukto-Mona
Language:Bengali
Type:blog

Mukto-Mona (bn|মুক্ত-মনা) is a Bengali language blog for secularists, atheists, and freethinkers. It was founded by Avijit Roy who was subsequently killed by militants in Dhaka, Bangladesh. The attackers are believed to be members of Ansarullah Bangla Team.[1] [2]

History

Mukto-Mona, meaning freethinkers in Bengali,[3] was founded by Bangladeshi-American secular blogger Avijit Roy, who was based in Atlanta, United States.[4] He created a Yahoo group titled Mukto-Mona 26 May 2001 which he made into a website next year.[5] The blog gained controversy when Shah Ahmad Shafi, in an open letter, accused it of hosting allegedly anti-Islamic content and called on the government to take action.[6] Avijit was killed in February 2015 in Dhaka, Bangladesh by militants. His wife, Rafida Ahmed Bonya was injured in the attack. Bonya took over the management of the blog after the death of her husband. The blog was awarded The Bobs – Best of Online Activism award by Deutsche Welle in June 2015.[7] [8] A number of atheist bloggers associated with Muto-Mona have been targeted and killed by Islamists in Bangladesh.[9] [10]

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Notes and References

  1. News: Fresh date fixed for probe report submission in Avijit murder case . 5 June 2018 . Dhaka Tribune . 17 May 2018.
  2. News: Laughland . Oliver . Hammadi . Saad . Atheist blogger Avijit Roy 'was not just a person … he was a movement' . 5 June 2018 . the Guardian . 7 March 2015 . en.
  3. News: Police delay chargesheet for arresting 'five assailants' of writer-blogger Avijit Roy -bdnews24.com . 5 June 2018 . bdnews24.com.
  4. News: Obituary: US-Bangladesh writer Avijit Roy . 5 June 2018 . BBC News . 27 February 2015.
  5. News: Hussain . Ahmede . Freethinkers of Our Time . 5 June 2018 . archive.thedailystar.net.
  6. Book: White Paper: 400 Days of Fundamentalist and Communal Violence of Hafazat-e Islam & Jamat-e Islami . Public Commission to Investigate Fundamentalist and Communal Terrorism . 2013 . Mohakhali, Dhaka-1212 . 57 . bn . 18 October 2024 . 9 September 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240909035242/https://www.amarboi.com/2023/11/blog-post_57.html . live .
  7. News: Hasib . Nurul Islam . Bangladeshi blog Mukto-Mona receives Deutsche Welle's annual 'The Bobs – Best of Online Activism' award -bdnews24.com . 5 June 2018 . bdnews24.com.
  8. News: Atheist . Friendly . Atheist Group Will Honor Slain Bangladeshi Activist With New Award . 5 June 2018 . Friendly Atheist . en.
  9. News: Q&A: Why are bloggers being killed in Bangladesh? . 5 June 2018 . aljazeera.com.
  10. News: Mezzofiore . Gianluca . Bangladesh: Third secular blogger hacked to death . 5 June 2018 . International Business Times UK . 12 May 2015 . en.

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