Hindu man hacked to death on the streets of Bangladesh by two men on motorcycles after he 'criticised the prophet Mohammed'

Source: A Hindu man was today hacked to death on the streets of Bangladesh by two men on motorcycles after he 'criticised the prophet Mohammed'.

Police officer Aslam Khan revealed authorities are investigating whether the attack on Nikhil Joarder is connected to a 2012 complaint that he made comments against the prophet.

The brutal attack in the central district of Tangail comes after a spate of similar attacks in the South Asian country.

It comes just a week after a university English professor was hacked to death by a gang of attackers while on his way to work in northwestern Bangladesh.

The brutal attack in the central district of Tangail (pictured) comes after a spate of similar attacks in the South Asian country

Officer Khan said that Joarder, who was in his early 50s, was attacked today with sharp weapons by two men on a motorcycle .

The attack was similar to recent killings of atheist bloggers, academics and most recently a gay rights activist in Muslim-majority Bangladesh by radical Islamists. 

Joarder spent two weeks in prison in 2012 and was released after the complaint against him was withdrawn. 

Sajidul Karim Siddique, a brother of the professor (pictured), said he was a 'very quiet and simple man' who was focused on studying and teaching. He was murdered last week. ISIS has claimed responsibility

Last week, A.F.M. Rezaul Karim Siddique was attacked on his way to the state-run university in the city of Rajshahi, where he taught English.

The attackers used sharp weapons and fled the scene immediately, according to deputy police commissioner Nahidul Islam. ISIS has claimed responsibility for the horrific attack.

The attack was similar to recent killings of atheist bloggers in Muslim-majority Bangladesh by radical Islamists.