Supporters Of Islamist Party Armed With Sticks March Street To Attack Police In Dhaka, Bangladesh

Jamaat-e-Islami activists armed with sticks march on a street in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. Hundreds of supporters of Bangladesh’s main Islamist party attacked police Monday in a busy commercial district in the nation’s capital, injuring many including at least eight security officers, an official said. The party has been demanding a halt to the trials of its top leaders facing charges of crimes against humanity involving the nation’s 1971 independence war against Pakistan.

A Jamaat-e-Islami activist pleads with government supporters as they beat him on a street during a march by the Islamist party to garner support for Thursday’s nationwide strike, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2013. Bangladesh’s main Islamist party has been demanding a halt to the trials of its top leaders facing charges of crimes against humanity involving the nation’s 1971 independence war against Pakistan. <AP Photo/A.M. Ahad>