It was founded by Avijit Roy who was subsequently killed by militants in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
[1][2] Mukto-Mona, meaning freethinkers in Bengali,[3] was founded by Bangladeshi-American secular blogger Avijit Roy, who was based in Atlanta, United States.
[4] He created a Yahoo group titled Mukto-Mona 26 May 2001 which he made into a website next year.
[5] The blog gained controversy when Shah Ahmad Shafi, in an open letter, accused it of hosting allegedly anti-Islamic content and called on the government to take action.
[7][8] A number of atheist bloggers associated with Muto-Mona have been targeted and killed by Islamists in Bangladesh.