A university professor was killed by a gang of ISIS sympathizers as he walked to work in northern Bangladesh. AFM Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, who was a professor of English at Rajshahi University, was attacked from behind by a gang with machetes and died on the spot from his injuries. The Daily Mail reports: The attackers used sharp weapons and fled the scene immediately, according to deputy police commissioner Nahidul Islam. ISIS have claimed responsibility for the horrific attack. The attack was similar to recent killings of atheist bloggers in Muslim-majority Bangladesh by radical Islamists. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack, according to the SITE Intelligence Group, which monitors jihadi websites. No further details were available. At least three other professors at Rajshahi University have been killed in recent years, allegedly by Islamist groups. Sajidul Karim Siddique, a brother of the professor, said he was a ‘very quiet and simple man’ who was focused on studying and teaching. He led a cultural group and used to edit a literary magazine. ‘So far as we know, he did not have any known enemies and we never found him worried,’ Sajidul said. ‘We don’t know why it happened to him.’ [...]
