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The violence comes as cities shut down after the Jamaat-e-Islami party called a nationwide strike to protest the death sentence handed to Abdul Quader Molla for crimes committed during the 1971 war of independence

World - International

Bangladesh top court orders senior Islamist hung

9/17/2013 9:30:21 AM

Fourth-highest leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party is handed down a death sentence by hanging for being behind the murder of hundreds of villagers during the war with Pakistan

World - Region

Protest in Pakistan over lethal Egypt crackdown

8/16/2013 4:05:06 PM

The demonstrations were mostly organised by Islamic political parties including Jamaat-e-Islami

World - International

Bangladesh police fire tear gas in clashes with Islamists

8/13/2013 12:35:53 PM

Jamaat-e-Islami party party supporters take to the streets to protest court decision to scrap its registration as party, deeming it unable to contest next elections

World - International

30 killed in Bangladesh after Islamist ordered hanged

2/28/2013 9:41:57 PM

Dozens of angry protsters are killed and many injured during clashes with police in Bangladesh after an Islamist leader was found guilty of war crimes, including murder, arson and rape

World - International

Anti-Islamist blogger killed in Bangladesh

2/16/2013 12:18:13 PM

A Bangladesh blogger has been killed after he played a large role in organizing big anti-Islamist protests in Dhaka

World - International

Pakistani Taliban condemn 'ideological war' in Mali

2/3/2013 2:36:35 PM

Pakistan Taliban condemns the French intervention in Mali and asks the whole Muslim world to unite because it is an 'ideological war'

World - International

Fresh protests over anti-Islam film in Pakistan

9/18/2012 5:28:48 PM

Pakistani police use tear gas to disperse crowd of protesters en route to US consulate where riot police block access; Shabbir Ahmed, leader of Sunni party Jamaat-e-Islami, addresses crowd, demands government expel US ambassador

World - International

Bangladesh police detain 300 Islamic party members

9/20/2011 3:05:56 PM

Mass arrests following a street march calling for top leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami leaders to be released on Monday, violence during the march injured more than 150 people