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Syed Ziaul Haque, aka Major Zia, wanted by the US for the 2015 murder of American citizen Avijit Roy, has reportedly returned to Dhaka following Sheikh Hasina’s ouster and a reported pardon from the Yunus-led interim govt. He is now active on social media. making provocative anti-India statements
In December 2021, the US State Department announced a $5-million reward for information leading to the arrest of
Syed Ziaul Haque
and Akram Hossain for their involvement in the 2015 terrorist attack in Dhaka that claimed the life of American citizen and secular blogger Avijit Roy.
Roy was hacked to death while his wife Rafida Bonya Ahmed escaped with serious injuries after a group of assailants attacked them with sharp weapons on the Dhaka University campus on the evening of February 26, 2015.