New rioting in Bangladesh pushes death toll to 37
March 01, 2013  22:48
Police and demonstrators in Bangladeshclashed for a second day Friday as the death toll rose to at least 37 in violence sparked by a controversial death sentence handed down against the head of an Islamic party for war crimes committed during the country's 1971 war of independence.

Local media reported that two people were killed in the rioting Friday, adding to 35 or more deaths after the sentencing of Delwar Hossain Sayedee, a senior leader in Bangladesh's largest Islamic party, Jamaat-e-Islami.At least four of the dead were reportedly law enforcement officials. Hundreds more were injured.
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