The Bangladeshi-origin New York City bomber had read books by an Islamist cleric convicted for inciting the murder of an atheist blogger in the country and also "encouraged" his wife to do so to learn about religion, police said here on Wednesday. Akayed Ullah, the 27-year-old suspected bomber, had a crude pipe bomb strapped to his body. The device exploded on Monday between two subway platforms near Port Authority, injuring him and three others. Bangladesh officials said they found no evidence of militant link despite his fascination to Islamist literatures.