Niloy Chakraborty Neeloy, also known by his pen name Niloy Neel, was an organizer for the Science and Rationalist Association of Bangladesh. He wrote for various platforms, including the Bengali freethinkers blog Mukto-Mona.
In August 2015, Neel was at home with his wife when extremists snuck into his home and killed him, in his wife’s presence.
Neel had earned a master’s degree in philosophy from Dhaka University.
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- CFI’s Michael De Dora Delivers Statement at UN Human Rights Council on Crisis in Bangladesh – June 24, 2016
- These Bangladeshi Bloggers Were Murdered by Islamist Extremists. Here Are Some of Their Writings. – April 29, 2016
- CFI Leads Coalition Effort to Urge State Department Engagement With Bangladesh Government – April 22, 2016
- Couple Finds Sanctuary in Canada to Escape Killings of Writers in Bangladesh – February 12, 2016
- The Islamist War on Secular Bloggers in Bangladesh – December 14, 2015
- A Secular Publisher Is the Latest Bangladeshi Killed By Suspected Islamist Radicals – November 6, 2015