'March for Justice': Bangladesh protestors back to street, demand UN probe as 200 killed in violent clash
India TV NewsBangladesh police fired tear gas and lobbed sound grenades on Wednesday to scatter protesters marching to demonstrate against violence that killed at least 200 people this month during student-led agitation against job reservations. "We requested the protesters to move from the road, but they didn't listen and instead attacked the police, forcing us to disperse them with tear gas and stun grenades," said regional deputy commissioner Azbahar Ali Sheikh. Bangladesh to ban Jamaat-e-Islam party Hasina's government also said it was set to ban the main Islamic party, Jamaat-e-Islami, and its student wing, both of which Dhaka blames for the violence unleashed during the protests. "Using state machinery, they are playing a blame game against Jamaat and other opposition parties," said Shafiqur Rahman, chief of the party, which, along with the opposition, had denied the government's assertion that they stoked violence.