Battle of Plassey, 1757 — 1757 · Plassey

Language Movement, 1952 — 1952 · Language

Liberation War, 1971 — 1971 · Liberation

Partition of Bengal and Swadeshi movement, 1905 — 1905 · Partition

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Avijit Roy

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Secular writer, blogger, and science communicator

Mukto-Mona founder and secular writer killed after the 2015 Ekushey Book Fair.

Est. 1947 · Bengal✺A Bilingual Archive

Biography

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Context

In the context of He was killed in Dhaka on 26 February 2015 while returning from the Ekushey Book Fair with his wife, who was injured. The attack followed years of public conflict over religious criticism, free expression, and the safety of secular writers., Avijit Roy is recognized as Secular writer, blogger, and science communicator. Mukto-Mona founder and secular writer killed after the 2015 Ekushey Book Fair.

Contribution

Avijit Roy was a Bangladeshi-American writer, blogger, and science communicator whose Mukto-Mona platform influenced secular and rationalist discussion in Bangladesh and the Shahbag-era public sphere.

Impact

Roy's killing became an international symbol of the danger faced by writers who challenge religious extremism. His work and the response to his death remain part of debates about intellectual freedom, violence, and accountability in Bangladesh.

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Timeline Placement

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Avijit Roy appears in 1 linked timeline events, spanning 2013.

First Appearance

2013

Latest Appearance

2013

Active Span

2013

Linked Events

Legacy Summary

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References

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Key sources for understanding this figure

A History of Bangladesh

A synthetic history of Bangladesh from the long view through colonial encounters, East Pakistan, war, and independence.

Cited in: 1 events

Abdul Quader Mollah Appeal Judgment, 2013

Primary appellate judicial document on the appeal, death sentence, and reasoning in the ICT case.

Cited in: 1 events

Abdul Quader Mollah Verdict, 2013

Core judicial source for the 5 February 2013 verdict that triggered the Shahbag movement.

Cited in: 1 events

Advertising Nationalism: Commemorating the Liberation War in Bangladesh

Strong for war commemoration, corporate nationalism, and public memory after liberation.

Cited in: 1 events

Ahmed Rajib Haider and the Shahbag Context

Sensitive archive source on the murder of blogger Rajib Haider, secular blogger debate, and the movement’s polarisation.

Cited in: 1 events

Archive collection

Documents, images, and primary material.

Cited in: 1 events

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Related Events

2013

Shahbag Movement

Related Places

Shahbag, Dhaka

Appears In Events

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Timeline View

2013

Shahbag Movement

In early 2013, mass gatherings at Shahbag in Dhaka called for stronger accountability for war crimes linked to 1971. Students, bloggers, cultural activists, and citizens transformed the square into a sustained protest space, turning memory politics and justice debates into a central national question.