A Bangladeshi blogger known for his atheist views Niloy Neel has been hacked to death by a gang armed with machetes in the capital Dhaka, police say.Niloy Neel was attacked at his home in the city's Goran area.
He is the fourth secularist blogger to have been killed this year by suspected Islamist militants in Bangladesh.
Police said about six attackers had tricked their way into Mr Neel's home by saying they were looking to rent a flat.
In March, another blogger, Washiqur Rahman, was hacked to death in Dhaka. Blogger Avijit Roy, who courted controversy by championing atheism and also tackling issues such as homosexuality, was killed in Dhaka in February.
Bangladesh is officially secular but critics say the government is indifferent to attacks on bloggers by Islamist militants.
Two people have been arrested, but no-one charged, in connection with this year's killings, our correspondent adds.
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