Hindu monastery worker hacked to death in Bangladesh

Tight security has been in place since the wave of attacks began

A Hindu monastery worker has been hacked to death in Bangladesh, police said, the latest in a string of attacks on secular and minority targets.

Regular protests have been held following the attacks of secular bloggers and minorities

Nityaranjan Pande, who was in his 60s, died on the spot after several people attacked him early on Friday, AFP news agency said citing police.

His murder comes after the body of a Hindu priest was found with his head nearly severed in a field on Tuesday.


Most of the attacks have been blamed on, or claimed by, Islamist militants. "There was no eye-witness to the attack as it happened very early in the morning," the head of police in the north-western district of Pabna, Alamgir Kabir, told AFP. No group has said they carried out the attack.