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Has rape become a weapon to silence atheists in Bangladesh?

“There is no place for me in Bangladesh," says a young woman blogger who fled the south Asian country in 2017 following a gang rape.

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Bangladeshi Islamists protest in 2016 against

Bangladeshi Islamists protest in 2016 against "mockery" of Islam. Photo: NurPhoto/SIPA USA/PA Images. All rights reserved.

It’s no longer news that non-believers and members of minority communities face random persecution by Islamists in Bangladesh.