Protests erupt in Bangladesh after war-crimes verdict

By Farid Ahmed for CNN

Updated 1225 GMT (2025 HKT) February 7, 2013

Bangladeshi police gather near a car set ablaze by Islamist protesters during clashes on Monday, May 6. Police broke up a protest of tens of thousands of religious hardliners and shut down an Islamist television station Monday after battles in the streets of Dhaka. <a href="http://www.cnn.com/2013/05/05/world/asia/bangladesh-clashes/index.html">Demonstrations calling for religious laws</a>, led by the ultraconservative group Hefazat-e-Islam (Protectors of Islam), have been building since February.
Photos: Gallery: Deadly riots rock Bangladesh
Deadly Islamist riots rock Bangladesh – Bangladeshi police gather near a car set ablaze by Islamist protesters during clashes on Monday, May 6. Police broke up a protest of tens of thousands of religious hardliners and shut down an Islamist television station Monday after battles in the streets of Dhaka. Demonstrations calling for religious laws, led by the ultraconservative group Hefazat-e-Islam (Protectors of Islam), have been building since February.
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Bangladeshi police escort Allama Shah Ahmad Shafi, an Islamic leader and Hefazat-e-Islam movement veteran, from Dhaka on May 6.
Photos: Gallery: Deadly riots rock Bangladesh
Deadly Islamist riots rock Bangladesh – Bangladeshi police escort Allama Shah Ahmad Shafi, an Islamic leader and Hefazat-e-Islam movement veteran, from Dhaka on May 6.
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Rapid Action Battalion personnel stand guard following a clash between police and Islamists in Dhaka on May 6.
Photos: Gallery: Deadly riots rock Bangladesh
Deadly Islamist riots rock Bangladesh – Rapid Action Battalion personnel stand guard following a clash between police and Islamists in Dhaka on May 6.
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