MOSCOW (Sputnik) – According to the Australian Associated Press news agency, the attack took place in the western district of Kushtia. The assailants rode a motorcycle. The homeopathic doctor was killed on the spot, while his companion was seriously injured. A bloody machete was found at the scene.
Local police suspect that Islamist militants are behind the attack.
Meanwhile, the SITE Intelligence Group quoted the Islamic State-affiliated Amaq news agency as claiming that the group was behind the attack, targeting the doctor because he "called to Christianity."
Earlier this month, a Buddhist monk and a Sufi Muslim leader were killed via hacking.
In late April, a Hindu tailor was hacked in central Bangladesh. Daesh jihadists, banned in multiple countries including Russia, claimed responsibility for the attack. A leading gay rights activist and another man were hacked to death in the capital city of Dhaka the same week, with an al-Qaeda affiliate claiming responsibility for the attack.
