The Rewards For Justice Programme (RFJ) of the US State Department has announced a reward of USD 5 million for the information on the killing of Bangladeshi blogger Avijit Roy and simultaneous attack on his wife Rafida Bonya Ahmed in Dhaka in 2015. Those responsible for the attack are believed to be in Bangladesh, said RFJ in an announcement on Monday.<br />''<br />''Announcing the reward, the RFJ said that a terrorist group from Bangladesh Ansarullah Bangla Team (ABT) had claimed responsibility for the attack in which Avijit Roy was killed and his wife seriously wounded. ABT seeks to radicalize youth to kill those it deems to be anti-Islamic. Shortly thereafter Al Qaida circulated a video claiming responsibility for the attack on Avijit Roy and Rafida Bonya Ahmed.<br />''<br />''Bangladesh born US citizen Avijit Roy was an atheist blogger and activist who challenged fundamentalism in Bangladesh through his writings by advocating freedom of expression. He also coordinated international protests to raise awareness about imprisoned atheist bloggers in Bangladesh. He along with his wife was attacked with machetes in Dhaka while returning from a book fair in Feb 2015.<br />''<br />''In February this year, a special tribunal in Dhaka sentenced five persons accused of the attack on Avijit Roy to death and another to life imprisonment. Two key accused in the case Major Zia and Akram are still absconding.<br />''<br />''<span style="color: #222222;">A series of attacks and murder of bloggers who wrote against religious extremism took place in Bangladesh between 2013-16. It evoked strong condemnation across the world including the UN and the US. </span>