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Police arrested five university students suspected of the murder of an anti-Islam blogger. Islamists clashed with police in Dhaka, injuring a rickshaw driver and torching vehicles.

After a vice-president of the Jamaat-e-Islami received a death sentence for war crimes, protesting JI members rioted in numerous areas across the country, attacking police and setting fire to houses and a Hindu temple; over 30 people were killed, including at least three police officers, and more than 300 were wounded. The Islamist party called […]

Thousands of Islamist protesters in several cities demanded the execution of allegedly blasphemous bloggers, after being incited by the country’s 12 Islamic parties. Protesters attacked police and journalists in the capital city of Dhaka, and used sticks and homemade bombs in Palashbari. Police responded with live bullets in Palashbari, killing two protesters. Across the country, […]

The telecommunications regulator blocked at least two websites and removed other blog posts for “spreading hatred, provoking social disorder and hurting religious feelings.” Two bloggers critical of the Jamaat-e-Islami party have been killed in the past month. Thousands of JI activists protested in Dhaka and other cities calling for punishment or death of anti-Islam bloggers.

The parliament amended a law so sentences of those convicted of war crimes can be appealed and parties linked to war crimes can be banned. Eight of 11 persons accused of war crimes in Bangladesh belong to the Jamaat-e-Islami party. The JI warned that the legislation could “push the country into severe anarchy.” A blogger […]

Protests against Islamists convicted of war crimes continued for the 11th day in Dhaka. Three Jamaat-e-Islami activists were killed in gunbattles with police.

Massive protests continued for a ninth day in Dakha against the influence of Islamists, including the Jamaat-e-Islami. The protests began when a JI leader convicted of war crimes was not sentenced to death. Shibir, the JI’s student wing, staged counter-riots.

Abdul Kader Mullah, the leader of the country’s main Islamist party, the Jamaat-e-Islami, was sentenced to life in prison for war crimes. He was called the “butcher of Mirpur” for his role in massacres during Bangladesh’s 1971 war for independence from Pakistan. Nine other top Jamaat-e-Islami leaders have also been accused of war crimes. In […]

Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami, the country’s largest Islamist party, staged a daylong strike, clashing with police and blocking roads in cities across the country; one activist was killed. Protesters damaged a US Embassy vehicle in Dhaka, and injured its driver and a policeman; no diplomatic staff were in the vehicle. The protesters demanded the release of several […]

Police arrested nearly 300 people after Muslim mobs attacked Buddhist temples and houses. Dozens of buildings were looted and set on fire. Police said the attack had been organized, with many of the attackers having been bussed into the area.

The prime minister blamed radical Muslim Rohingya and political opponents for attacks on Buddhist temples and homes on Sunday. Army soldiers, border guards, and police were deployed to provide protection to returning Buddhists. The government banned public gatherings in the area.

Muslims protesting a photo on a Buddhist boy’s Facebook page set fire to at least 15 Buddhist temples and 40 homes near the border with Myanmar. The boy said the photo of a burned copy of the Koran was mistakenly tagged on his online profile. Attacks over the posting of the photo injured 20 people.

Protests erupted in the capital of Dhaka. Clashes with police left scores injured. Authorities had banned protests near the city’s main mosque to avoid unrest.