Riots as Bangladesh war court jails Islamist for life

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Riots as Bangladesh war court jails Islamist for life

Published: 5 Feb 2013 at 15.44
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Deadly riots broke out in Bangladeshi cities on Tuesday after a court sentenced a senior Islamist opposition leader to life in prison for mass murder during the 1971 liberation war against Pakistan.

Abdul Quader Molla, 64, the fourth-highest-ranked leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, is seen through a car window heading to the central jail following his verdict in Dhaka on February 5, 2013. Riots broke out in several Bangladesh cities after a court sentenced him to life in prison for mass murder during the 1971 liberation war against Pakistan.

Abdul Quader Molla, 64, the fourth-highest leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party, was the first politician to be found guilty by the International Crimes Tribunal, a much-criticised domestic court based in Dhaka.

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Parag
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Discussion 2 : 10 Feb 2013 at 13.572
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This article does not explain the current scenario. The fact is - people want capital punishment for Abdul Quader Mollah and all other accused war criminals of the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. Thousands of people are protesting in Shahbagh (Center of Dhaka City). This protest has spread all over the country and even all over the world (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2013_Shahbag_Protest ). Students at Asian Institute of Technology, Pathum Thani , Thailand also joined the protest.
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This article failed to capture about what is happening in Bangladesh right now.
On February 5, 2013, after the verdict was given against Kader Molla by the Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal to given him life in prison, a movement began at the Shahbag intersection in the heart of Dhaka city to demand the death penalty for Kader Molla. Since February 5, 2013 thousands have gathered at Shahbag demanding that they will not leave until Molla receives capital punishment. Bangladeshi expats around the world have also expressed their solidarity with this movement, including Bangladeshis living in Thailand.
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