Hundreds of demonstrators on Wednesday gathered outside the Pakistan High Commission and demanded the expulsion of its envoy after resolutions were adopted by Pakistan expressing concern over the execution of Jamaat leader Abdul Quader Molla for 1971 war crimes.
The protesters, mainly youngsters and 1971 liberation war veterans, were planning to lay a siege to the embassy as anger mounted all over the country after Mollah was called “a supporter of the undivided Pakistan”.
Molla was executed on Thursday for genocide during the 1971 war against Pakistan hours after the Supreme Court of Bangladesh rejected his review petition.
The National Assembly adopted a resolution, saying, “This House expresses deep concern on hanging of a veteran politician of Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh for supporting Pakistan in 1971.”
Tight security was in place around the Pakistan High Commission complex as several groups marched from Shahbag Square to the building, demanding the expulsion of High Commissioner Afrasiab Mehdi Hashmi.
Resolutions on Molla anger Bengali protesters
