United Press International
| 8 months ago
Officials in Bangladesh deployed riot police Sunday to put down violent protests over a film some Muslims consider blasphemous. Chanting mobs were reported in the capital, Dhaka, the southeastern port city of Chittagong and Bhola, Gulf News reported.
The Hindu
| 8 months ago
September 23, 2012 PTI Railway Minister Ghulam Ahmad Bilour's announcement of a $100,000 bounty for anyone who kills the man behind the anti-Islam film Innocence of Muslims has put more egg on the federal government's face as it battles with the...
Hackensack Chronicle
| 8 months ago
Greece Greek riot police used tear gas and pepper spray to disperse Muslim protesters during a rally against a film produced in the United States that denigrates Islam's Prophet Muhammad...Police say six people were detained during Sunday's...
BDNews24
| 8 months ago
Dhaka, Sep 23 (bdnews24.com) Despite losing to New Zealand in their opening match, Bangladesh opening batsman Tamim Iqbal believes the team can perform better against Pakistan. "We realise that we were below par in all departments and that's why we...
News 24
| 8 months ago
Police in Bangladesh said they arrested at least 42 demonstrators in the capital Dhaka as Islamists enforced a nationwide strike on Sunday to protest an anti-Islam film that insulted the Prophet Muhammad. The daylong shutdown announced by an alliance...
BDNews24
| 8 months ago
A batting collapse restricted Bangladesh A to 199 in the first innings of the second four day match against West Indies High Performance team on Saturday. West Indies initiated their first innings and were 14 for 0 at the Sher-e-Bangla National...
Russia Today
| 8 months ago
15 Bangladeshi Islamic political party supporters acknowledge a rally leader during a nationwide strike in Dhaka on September 23, 2012 (AFP Photo / Munir uz Zaman) Opposition parties enforced a nationwide shutdown on Sunday to protest against the...
The Courier-Mail
| 8 months ago
Bangladesh as hard-line Islamic groups protesting a film that denigrates the Prophet Mohammed enforce a general strike. Thousands of security officials have been deployed in the capital, Dhaka, to try to avert violence during Sunday's strike. The...
Inquirer.net
| 8 months ago
Most schools, shops and offices were closed in Bangladesh on Sunday as opposition parties enforced a nationwide strike to protest against the mocking of the Prophet Mohammed in a US Internet film. Thousands of police patrolled the capital Dhaka and...
