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Bangladesh bans Jamaat-e-Islami after protests leave more than 200 dead

Bangladesh banned the Jamaat-e-Islami party, along with its student wing and affiliates, on Thursday, calling the party a “militant and terrorist” organization as part of a nationwide crackdown after weeks of violent protests that left most of 200 dead and thousands injured. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her allies have accused Jamaat-e-Islami, along with its student wing Islami Chhatra Shibir and its affiliates, of inciting violence during recent protests over the government’s job quota system. The Home Office announced on Thursday that the ban came into force under an anti-terrorism law. Since July 15, at least 211 people have been