Security stepped up at Bangladeshi courts

Judges and lawyers in Bangladesh demanded extra security today after fresh threats from Islamic militants suspected to be involved in this week’s bombings of court buildings.

Security stepped up at Bangladeshi courts

Judges and lawyers in Bangladesh demanded extra security today after fresh threats from Islamic militants suspected to be involved in this week’s bombings of court buildings.

The Dhaka Bar Association said it received three handwritten letters threatening “more bomb attacks in court buildings” if lawyers did not support their drive to introduce Islamic Sharia law in the Muslim-majority nation.

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