He was reportedly beaten to death by Bangladesh Chhatra League operatives on Oct 6 for a post he made to Facebook protesting against a recent deal between Bangladesh and India. Police have so far arrested 19 people with ties to the ruling party's student wing in connection with the murder. Apart from the UN, the US, UK and France were among the countries who issued statement condemning the murder. They also indicated that the murder had to do with the lack of freedom of speech in Bangladesh. But still they link it with the good governance and freedom of speech issues.

Source: bd News24 October 15, 2019 15:22 UTC