Memory of Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, an English professor at Rajshahi University

Brutally murdered a university professor on Saturday in northwestern Bangladesh, a police official said, the latest in a series of attacks on liberal activists.

Two assailants on a motorcycle attacked Rezaul Karim Siddiquee, an English professor at Rajshahi University, slitting his throat and hacking him to death, Rajshahi city police chief Mohammad Shamsudduin told reporters, quoting witnesses.