The blast Attack , which happened Presence in Qissa Khawani market , an area in the old city that is also referred to as the Storytellers ' Bazaar , killed Killing Dost Muhammad , the local leader of Jamaat-e-Islami , who was leading a protest against load shedding .

Witnesses saw the suicide bomber Terrorism arrive Arriving on foot and proceed Self_motion to detonate Terrorism his explosives , near the demonstration Protest of the Jamaat-e-Islami , a group that is reportedly sympathetic to the Taliban .

Later demands included banning Preventing_or_letting the Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami party from politics Participation including election Change_of_leadership and a boycott Agree_or_refuse_to_act of institutions supporting ( or affiliated with ) the party .

A counter-protest Judgment_communication , questioning the validity of the tribunal and the protest movement Social_event and demanding Request release Releasing of those accused and convicted , was launched Process_start by Jamaat-e-Islami as its leaders were the majority of those first identified for trial Legal_rulings .

During the nine-month-long Bangladesh War Hostile_encounter for Liberation , members of the Pakistani military and supporting Islamist militias from Jamaat-e-Islami killed Killing between 300,000 and 3,000,000 people and raped Bodily_harm between 200,000 and 400,000 Bangladeshi women , according to Bangladeshi and Indian sources , in a systematic campaign of genocidal rape .

The actions against women were supported Supporting by Jamaat-e-Islami religious leaders , who declared Expressing_publicly that Bengali women were `` gonimoter maal '' ( Bengali for `` public property '' ) .