Dhaka: Ambassador of the European Union to Bangladesh Pierre Mayaudon deplores the latest attacks against freedom of expression.

He expresses his condolences to the family of late Faisal Arefin Dipan and his solidarity to injured publisher Ahmedur Rashid Tutul, writer Ranapidam Basu and blogger Tarek Rahim.

‘These tragic circumstances call for the Government to further ensure that freedom of expression and belief are respected. Ambassador Mayaudon is confident that prompt action by law enforcement agencies and unity of the people of Bangladesh will deter the fanatics from committing further crimes.’

The owner of Jagriti Prokashony, a publication house, Faisal Arefin Dipan was hacked to death by miscreants at Shahbagh’s Aziz Supermarket in Dhaka, hours after Shuddhwashawr publication owner Ahmed Rashid Tutul, along with two other bloggers — Tareque Rahim and Ranadipam Basu — were stabbed in the capital’s Lalamatia on Saturday.

Both Dipan and Tutul were reportedly publishers of slain blogger-writer Avijit Roy who was killed and his wife Rafida Afrin Banya injured seriously as unidentified criminals stabbed them near TSC on the Dhaka University campus on 26 February 2015.