Bangladesh Arrests Islamist Hardliners Over Protests Against PM Modi

At least 13 protesters died during the days-long demonstrations in late March over Modi.

Hundreds of hardline Islamists have been arrested by Bangladesh police over the past week, officials said Sunday, after deadly protests against the visit of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. At least 13 protesters died during the days-long demonstrations in late March over Modi. The protests across several districts in Bangladesh were mostly led by the hardline Islamist group Hefazat-e-Islam, whose members accused Modi of stoking communal violence against Muslims in India. Police said Mamunul Haque, 47, the firebrand joint secretary of Hefazat, was detained on Sunday after a top Islamic seminary in the capital Dhaka was raided.