FFRF denounces violent arrest in Bangladesh over birthday wish to atheist blogger

FFRF denounces violent arrest in Bangladesh over birthday wish to atheist blogger

The Freedom From Religion Foundation is deploring the brutal mob assault and arrest of 25-year-old Bijoy Debnath in Bangladesh — an appalling act of religious persecution simply because he wished “Happy Birthday” to an atheist in exile. Debnath, a Hindu resident of Sitakunda municipality (map) in Chattogram district, was attacked on Aug. 9 in broad daylight by a mob of so-called “student protesters” affiliated with the extremist group Tawhidi Ja…