Government Outlaws Group Suspected In Blogger Attacks

The government in Bangladesh has banned an Islamic militant group accused of attacking secular writers, reports the BBC.

The Ansarullah Bangla Team was outlawed on Monday after a preliminary police investigation found it was involved in terrorist activities, reported the Hidustan Times.

Since February, three atheist bloggers critical of radical Islam have been killed, including a U.S. citizen of Bangladesh origin, as has been widely reported.

The Islamic group, which has...