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| Bangladesh strike over Abdul Kader Mullah sentence | Bangladesh strike over Abdul Kader Mullah sentence |
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| Clashes have broken out during a two-day nationwide strike in Bangladesh, a day after an Islamist leader was sentenced to death for war crimes. | Clashes have broken out during a two-day nationwide strike in Bangladesh, a day after an Islamist leader was sentenced to death for war crimes. |
| Abdul Kader Mullah was sentenced to death on Tuesday for war crimes during the 1971 war of independence with Pakistan. | Abdul Kader Mullah was sentenced to death on Tuesday for war crimes during the 1971 war of independence with Pakistan. |
| His party Jamaat-e-Islami called for the strikes, describing the trial as politically motivated. | His party Jamaat-e-Islami called for the strikes, describing the trial as politically motivated. |
| However, his sentence was welcomed by his opponents. | However, his sentence was welcomed by his opponents. |
| Schools and businesses were shut on Wednesday. Motorways were empty and bus services were also suspended, reports said. | Schools and businesses were shut on Wednesday. Motorways were empty and bus services were also suspended, reports said. |
| Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse protesters in the western city of Rajshahi, while the protesters threw bricks. | Police fired rubber bullets and tear gas to disperse protesters in the western city of Rajshahi, while the protesters threw bricks. |
| One man was killed in southern Bangladesh after being hit by a stone thrown by protesters, officials said. | One man was killed in southern Bangladesh after being hit by a stone thrown by protesters, officials said. |
| Border guards have been deployed in the capital to manage law and order, the BBC's Anbarasan Ethirajan in Dhaka reports. | |
| Dhaka's busy commercial districts are mostly deserted, our correspondent adds. | |
| Cars vandalised | Cars vandalised |
| Mullah was sentenced to life imprisonment for war crimes by a special tribunal in February. | Mullah was sentenced to life imprisonment for war crimes by a special tribunal in February. |
| Human rights groups have said the tribunal falls short of international standards. | Human rights groups have said the tribunal falls short of international standards. |
| The sentence at the time prompted angry protests from critics who said it was too lenient. His supporters, meanwhile, said the charges were politically motivated | The sentence at the time prompted angry protests from critics who said it was too lenient. His supporters, meanwhile, said the charges were politically motivated |
| Mullah appealed to Bangladesh's Supreme Court against his life sentence, while the state appealed for a tougher sentence. | Mullah appealed to Bangladesh's Supreme Court against his life sentence, while the state appealed for a tougher sentence. |
| Clashes broke out on Tuesday after the court sentenced him to death. | Clashes broke out on Tuesday after the court sentenced him to death. |
| Many buses and cars were vandalised in the southern region of Chittagong, our correspondent says. |