At least 22 people have been killed after police clashed with thousands of Islamists demanding a new blasphemy law in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka, police and medical officials said Monday.
The bodies of 11 victims, including a policeman, were taken to Dhaka Medical College Hospital, Mozammel Haq, a police inspector based at the hospital, told AFP.
Officials at three private clinics in the capital confirmed that they had received the bodies of 11 other victims.
