A car is vandalized by a protesting Jamaat-e-Islami supporter following the execution of Mohammad Kamaruzzaman, a top Islamist leader convicted of war crimes, in Dhaka, on April 12, 2015
Dhaka (AFP) - Two student activists have been shot dead in Bangladesh, police said Monday, as the largest Islamist party tried to enforce a nationwide strike to protest at the execution of a senior leader.
There were also reports of protesters firebombing vehicles around the country as tensions ran high following the execution late Saturday of Mohammad Kamaruzzaman, a leader of the Jamaat-e-Islami party.
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