Militants stalked Xulhaz through LGBTQ platforms
Arifur Rahman Rabbi
Published at 12:35 am January 18th, 2019
Ansar al Islam's intelligence wing, known as Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) had opened several Facebook IDs to gather information on Xulhaz, who founded Roopban - Bangladesh's first and only LGBTQ magazine - and several other targets
Police investigation into the murder of LGTBQ activist Xulhaz Mannan has revealed that his murderers from Ansar al-Islam, a banned militant group, were stalking him on a pro-LGBTQ Facebook group and rallies.
A source within the Counter Terrorism and Transnational Crime (CTTC) unit confided to the Dhaka Tribune that Asadullah, one of the prime suspects arrested for his involvement in Xulhaz's murder, have revealed chilling details about how the murderers blended in with the LGBTQ crowd that the rights activist was campaigning for.
The police arrested Asadullah on Tuesday and took him into remand.
https://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/crime/2019/01/18/militants-stalked-xulhaz-through-lgbtq-platforms
