Thousands of Bangladeshi Muslims protest violence in India

Dhaka, 6 March: Several thousand Muslims marched from the main mosque in capital Dhaka on Friday to denounce India's Government for allegedly inflaming tensions between Hindus and Muslims, leading to clashes that left at least 53 dead and hundreds injured.

After Friday prayers, thousands of Muslims left the Baitul Mokarram National Mosque in Dhaka and joined the rally, chanting slogans against Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

They threw shows at posters of Modi and burned a portrait of him. Many of the protesters carried banners saying, “Stop killing Muslims” and “Save Indian Muslims.”

The protesters also demanded that Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina cancel a plan to invite Modi to a commemoration next month of the 100th anniversary of the birth of independence leader Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.  📸 Photo: Al-Emrun Garjon (Associated Press)