Dhaka, Bangladesh: police whoot three Islamist activists during protest

Posted on February 15, 2013 • Filed under: Tourist Warning, Travel News

Dhaka: Bangladeshi police on Friday shot dead three Islamist activists who were protesting against two of their leaders’ convictions for war crimes, while far larger demonstrations calling for the men to be executed continued for an 11th day. A tribunal sentenced Abdul Quader Mollah to life in prison on February 5 for war crimes including murder, rape and torture, the second verdict in trials that have reopened wounds of Bangladesh’s 1971 independence conflict. Read Article

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