Bangladeshi Islamists protest proposal for women's rights
An influential Islamist group's rally drew thousands to the streets of Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, on Saturday.
As many as 20,000 people turned out to show support for the Hefazat-e-Islam group that laid out a list of demands for Bangladesh's interim government.
They opposed government proposals that include equal inheritance rights for women, a ban on polygamy, and recognition of sex workers as laborers.
Mamunul Haque, a leader of Hefazat-e-Islam, claimed some of the recommendations proposed by the interim government hurt "the sentiments of the majority of the people of this country" by labeling the religious laws of inheritance as the main cause of inequality between men and women.
Some supporters on Saturday carried banners and placards reading "Say no to Western laws on our women, rise up Bangladesh" near Dhaka University.
The group also threatened to organize nationwide rallies on May 23 if the interim government didn't meet its demands.
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