Four killed in Bangladesh clashes over ‘atheist bloggers’
23 Feb 2013 8:22 AM IST
dhaka: At least four people were killed and over 200 injured in Bangladesh on Friday as hundreds of Islamists clashed with police there and other major cities demanding execution of ‘atheist bloggers’ they accused of blasphemy.
Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas canisters to disperse Islamists backed by Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) party whose leaders are facing trial in special tribunals for ‘crimes against humanity’ during the 1971 liberation war against Pakistan.
While two deaths were reported from western Jhinaidah and northeaster Sylhet, two others died in northwestern Gaibandha.
Parts of the capital Dhaka and southeastern port city of Chittagong turned into battlefields as protesters attacked police, damaged or torched shops and vehicles.
Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas canisters to disperse Islamists backed by Jamaat-e-Islami (JI) party whose leaders are facing trial in special tribunals for ‘crimes against humanity’ during the 1971 liberation war against Pakistan.
While two deaths were reported from western Jhinaidah and northeaster Sylhet, two others died in northwestern Gaibandha.
Parts of the capital Dhaka and southeastern port city of Chittagong turned into battlefields as protesters attacked police, damaged or torched shops and vehicles.
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