Incredibly, much of the violence stems from events that occurred more than four decades ago, back when the country was mired in a bloody battle for independence from Pakistan.
Source/Credit: GlobalPost – International News
By Maher Sattar | July 28, 2013
Riots, executions and war crimes: Bangladesh’s political violence this year rivals Egypt’s. And it’s bound to get worse.
DHAKA, Bangladesh — This nation of 150 million is mired in turmoil.
Some 322 people have perished this year from political violence. That’s the highest death toll outside a conflict zone, and probably still worse than in Egypt.
Hundreds of thousands have taken to the streets in riots that have seen buses burned, cars torched, and policemen targeted by Islamist mobs. Protests are expected to intensify.
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