Shamsuzzoha Manik. He is a Bangladeshi translator, writer, editor, and publisher who was arrested on February 15, 2016 after a religious extremist group warned of violent protests over one of his books. The police shut down Manik’s stall at the Ekushey Book Fair in Dhaka before arresting him at his offices and seizing copies of the offensive title. Shamsuzzoha Manik, founder of the now-defunct bangarashtra.net website for secular debate and owner of the publishing firm Ba-dwip Prokashoni, is a translator, publisher, and activist.   More about Shamsuzzoha Manik, follow the above links: 1. SHAMSUZZOHA MANIK, BANGLADESH 2. Protest against arrest of publisher of book on Islam 3. Bangladeshi writer and publisher Shamsuzzoha Manik languishing in jail without trial 4. HC denies bail to Bangladeshi publisher Shamsuzzoha Manik 5.