Nazimuddin Samad was reportedly attacked with machetes at a traffic junction late Wednesday in the capital city of Dhaka. The assailants shouted “Allahu Akbar” (God is great) as they attacked Samad, whose family lives in London. Samad was attacked near Dhaka’s Jagannath University,
“At least four assailants hacked Nazimuddin Samad’s head with a machete on Wednesday night. As he fell down, one of them shot him with a pistol from close range. He died on the spot,” Deputy Commissioner of Dhaka Metropolitan Police Syed Nurul Islam told Agence France-Presse. “It is a case of targeted killing. But no group has claimed responsibility.”
