Published on 12:48 AM, May 07, 2013

Devastation Left by Hefajat

Partly burnt pages from Islamic textbooks laid out in front of the south gate of Baitul Muqarram yesterday. A number of bookshops along the national mosque were set ablaze by Hefajat-e Islam activists during their rampage throughout Sunday. Photo: Sk Enamul Huq, Amran Hossain,Palash Khan, Anurup Kanti Das and Banglar Chokh Partly burnt pages from Islamic textbooks laid out in front of the south gate of Baitul Mukarram Mosque in the capital yesterday. A number of footpath bookshops along the national mosque were set ablaze by Hefajat-e Islam activists during their rampage throughout Sunday. Photo: Sk Enamul Huq, Amran Hossain,Palash Khan, Anurup Kanti Das and Banglar Chokh

The remains of the burnt bookstores. Photo: Sk Enamul Huq, Amran Hossain,Palash Khan, Anurup Kanti Das and Banglar Chokh The remains of the burnt bookstores. Photo: Sk Enamul Huq, Amran Hossain,Palash Khan, Anurup Kanti Das and Banglar Chokh

Protesters being ejected from Shapla Chattar in the capital where they gathered to demand implementation of their 13-point charter of demands. Photo: Sk Enamul Huq, Amran Hossain,Palash Khan, Anurup Kanti Das and Banglar Chokh Protesters being ejected from Shapla Chattar in the capital early yesterday where they gathered to demand implementation of their 13-point charter of demands. Photo: Sk Enamul Huq, Amran Hossain,Palash Khan, Anurup Kanti Das and Banglar Chokh

Stumps of trees sawed off by Hefejat men to put blockade at Bijaynagar. Photo: Sk Enamul Huq, Amran Hossain,Palash Khan, Anurup Kanti Das and Banglar Chokh Stumps of trees sawed off by Hefejat men to put up a blockade at Bijoynagar. Photo: Sk Enamul Huq, Amran Hossain,Palash Khan, Anurup Kanti Das and Banglar Chokh

A banner hung by street hawkers in Purana Paltan reads their demand for punishment for the arsonists who burnt their makeshift shops on the footpath. Photo: Sk Enamul Huq, Amran Hossain,Palash Khan, Anurup Kanti Das and Banglar Chokh A banner hung by street hawkers in Purana Paltan reads their demand for punishment for the arsonists who burnt their makeshift shops on the footpaths. Photo: Sk Enamul Huq, Amran Hossain,Palash Khan, Anurup Kanti Das and Banglar Chokh

Body of a policeman in Dhaka Medical College Hospital. He died in a clash with Hefajat protesters near Kanchpur Bridge. Photo: Sk Enamul Huq, Amran Hossain,Palash Khan, Anurup Kanti Das and Banglar Chokh Body of a policeman in Dhaka Medical College Hospital. He died in a clash with Hefajat protesters near Kanchpur Bridge yesterday. Photo: Sk Enamul Huq, Amran Hossain,Palash Khan, Anurup Kanti Das and Banglar Chokh

A shopping centre near Baitul Muqarram vandalised by the demonstrators. Photo: Sk Enamul Huq, Amran Hossain,Palash Khan, Anurup Kanti Das and Banglar Chokh A shopping centre near Baitul Mukarram Mosque vandalised by the demonstrators. Photo: Sk Enamul Huq, Amran Hossain,Palash Khan, Anurup Kanti Das and Banglar Chokh

Common people chasing away Hefajat men on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Rayerbagh. Photo: Sk Enamul Huq, Amran Hossain,Palash Khan, Anurup Kanti Das and Banglar Chokh Common people chasing away Hefajat men on Dhaka-Chittagong highway in Rayerbagh yesterday. Photo: Sk Enamul Huq, Amran Hossain,Palash Khan, Anurup Kanti Das and Banglar Chokh

The burnt and vandalised Baitul Muqarram market. Photo: Sk Enamul Huq, Amran Hossain,Palash Khan, Anurup Kanti Das and Banglar Chokh The burnt and vandalised Baitul Muqarram Market. Photo: Sk Enamul Huq, Amran Hossain,Palash Khan, Anurup Kanti Das and Banglar Chokh

The charred remains of a bus at the north gate of Baitul Muqarram. Photo: Sk Enamul Huq, Amran Hossain,Palash Khan, Anurup Kanti Das and Banglar Chokh The charred remains of a bus at the north gate of Baitul Mukarram Mosque. Photo: Sk Enamul Huq, Amran Hossain,Palash Khan, Anurup Kanti Das and Banglar Chokh

Hefejat men clash with law enforcers in Mirsharai upazila in Chittagong. Photo: Sk Enamul Huq, Amran Hossain,Palash Khan, Anurup Kanti Das and Banglar Chokh Hefejat men clash with law enforcers in Hathazari upazila in Chittagong yesterday. Photo: Sk Enamul Huq, Amran Hossain,Palash Khan, Anurup Kanti Das and Banglar Chokh

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