Bangladeshi Police Arrest Suspect in Blogger’s Killing

DHAKA, Bangladesh — Security officials arrested a suspect in the killing of a Bangladeshi-American blogger known for his antipathy toward religion, who was hacked to death in Dhaka, the capital, on Thursday.

The suspect, Shafiur Rahman Farabi, a 29-year-old student, was arrested on Monday in connection with the murder of Avijit Roy, who was attacked by machete-wielding assailants after leaving a book fair with his wife.

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