In a dramatic development on Friday, police in Bangladesh violently broke up a demonstration led by the outlawed Islamist organisation Hizb ut Tahrir in the vicinity of the Baitul Mukarram National Mosque. Thousands of leaders, activists, and sympathisers participated in the so-called ‘March for Khilafat’ program, which was broken up by the government using tear gas shells and sound grenades. Participants in the procession marched in violation of the organization’s unlawful status in the nation following Friday prayers. A number of people suspected of belonging to Hizb ut Tahrir were…
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