A death sentence handed to a senior Islamist leader for war crimes, has sparked deadly clashes in Bangladesh, leaving 30 people dead and hundreds injured.
A war crimes tribunal issued the death penalty to Delwar Hossain Sayeedi for crimes including murder, torture and rape during the country’s 1971 war of independence.
Supporters of Sayeedi’s party, Jammat e-Islami, claim that the tribunal is biased, and were involved with clashes with the police across the country.
The special tribunal was set up in 2010 by the current Bangladeshi government to deal with those who collaborated with Pakistani forces to prevent Bangladesh from becoming an independent country.
