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Bangladesh outraged over anti-Islamic bloggers4 killed, 1000 hurt in clashes across country

Dhaka Feb 22, 2013 (BDINN): At least four people were killed and around 1,000 inured, many of them with

bullets,, when police and ruling party men attacked on peaceful protesters in the capital and elsewhere in the

country after J uma prayers on Friday.

Hundreds of thousands Muslim demonstrators protest contemptuous comments on Prophet Muhammad onFriday in Dhaka and other major cities in Bangladesh. Their protests turn out violent when police obstruct them.

Massive clash broke out between the law enforcers and the protesters.

Police open fires to disperse the protesters, lobbed hundreds of rounds of tear shell carried massive baton

charge. In responding, the agitated protesters hurl bricks to the law enforcers.

Two deaths were reported from western J hinaidah and northeaster Sylhet, two others died in northwestern

Gaibandha.

J amaat leader Abdus Salam died while police attacked on the peaceful procession brought out in J hinadah town.

Abdus Salam was a lecturer of Arabic department of J hinadha Siddikia Alia Madrasha.

Parts of the capital Dhaka and southeastern port city of Chittagong turned into battlefields as protesters attacked

police, damaged or torched shops and vehicles.

Roads become deserted, panic created and the clashes continue for hours. The injured have been taken to

hospitals. All activities remain shutdown amid chase and counter chase between the law enforcers and

protesters.

In Dhaka, the violence broke out outside the Baitul Mukarram national mosque, where the protesters also

attacked around a dozen journalists.

Several worshippers were trapped inside the mosque as police tried to thwart the protest by locking the gates.

Clashes took place at the premises of Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, J atiya Press Club, and Paltan, Katabon

Mosque, Dainik Bangla intersection and Shilpakala Academy areas.

Police later detained more than 100 people from the spot.

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Meanwhile, around 500 protesters brought out a

procession from Lalbagh Shahi Mosque,

demanding punishment to atheist bloggers.

Activists of Hefazat-e-Islam took to the streets in

the port city of Chittagong Friday afternoon. They

brought out a procession around 2:45pm from

Anderkilla intersection and marched towards

J amiatul Falah Mosque.

Rajshahi citys Shaheb Bajar area became a battle

ground when police and general prayer goers

clashed after the Friday prayer. Police fired tear gas

cell, rubber bullet and bullets at the protesters.

Several people were injured.

Police fired tear gas cell and rubber bullets to

disperse the protesters . Chhatra League cadres

attacked on dispersed protesters with sharp

weapons.

Background

The derogatory comments of the bloggers became public following death of blogger, Ahmed Rajib Haidar, a

forefront activist of Shahbag Protest demanding execution of the accused and convicts of crimes against

humanity, in the last week.

The protest of shahbag sparked following verdict of a J amaat-e-Islami leader over charges of crimes against

humanity but provided life time imprisonment instead of death sentence, as demanded by the pro-ruling party

activities and leaders.They demanded amendment of the law and ensure execution of the all accused.

The protesters also raise voice to ban religion based politics referring to the Islamic parties.

Some of the bloggers related to recent Shahbag protest put unwelcome comments about Islam, Allah and about

the Prophet in their social networks. Those comments and write up in social networks spark the anger andfrustration among the Islamic parties.

All Islamic parties of the country condemned the remarks of some bloggers regarding Islam, Allah and the

Prophet Muhammad and declared to hold protests from four hundred and five hundred thousand mosques of

Bangladesh.

Allama Ahmad Shafi, the countrys most senior Islamic cleric called for the mass protest from the mosques which

all Islamic parties declared to respect and bring processions.

Government agencies tried to brand the protest as the Jamaat-e-Islami program but the Islamic parties ruled out

the issue terming they have nothing to interfere with war crimes issue.

The Islamic party leaders say while government allows the atheist to stage their program, the authority has

imposed ban on supporters of Islamic parties.

Complete Hartal (shut down) on Sunday

In immediate reaction the top leaders of the parties make the government responsible for Fridays protest.They

also accuse government for instantiating the people and making them violent by hurting religious sentiment.

They also declare a complete shut down on Sunday, protesting the police attack. Apart from charging batons,

police fired around 1200 rubber bullets and teargas shells to disperse the demonstrators.

Related News:

Offensive comments about Allah and the Prophet (peace be upon him) made by the organizers of the Shahbag

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