50 hurt in protest over prosecutions

At LEAST 50 people including policemen were injured in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka yesterday, as Islamist activists protested against the prosecution of their leaders on charges stemming from a war of independence 40 years ago.
By The Newsroom
Published 29th Jan 2013, 00:00 BST

The Jamaat-e-Islami has been demanding a halt to the trials.