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In Pictures: Bangladesh reacts to verdict

Protesters in Dhaka’s Shahbagh intersection celebrate the death sentence of a convicted war criminal.

Flower petals are thrown in celebration of the death verdict for Delwar Hossain Sayedee, one of the top leaders of Jamaat-e-Islami, the country(***)s largest Islamic party.
By Tania Rashid
Published On 1 Mar 2013

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A view from inside the crowd shows a protestor chanting "fashi, fashi" (execution) moments after the verdict was announced. Sayedee was sentenced to death for mass killings, rape and atrocities committed during the bloody nine-month war that lead to Bangladesh(***)s independence.
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People chant and raise their fists in Shahbagh. In the days leading up the verdict, protesters flocked to the intersection to demand the death penalty for Sayedee.
A man speaks to crowds at Shahbagh. Thousands have turned a Dhaka intersection into a protest camp last month demanding the execution of one Jamaat leader given a life sentence after his conviction for mass killings.
People protest in Shahbagh. Passions have been boiling over in recent weeks as tribunals have tried suspects on accusations they committed crimes during the country(***)s war for independence from Pakistan.
Police and RAB patrol the streets to keep crowds in order. At least 44 people have been killed in clashes triggered by the verdict as of Friday.
Freedom fighters from the 1971 war Abdal Hossain (left) and Mujibur Rahman (right) with Bangladeshi flags in their hands express their solidarity with the demonstrators.
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A woman asks for her photo to be taken to commemorate her presence at the event. 
As crowds march away, the roads are strewn with celebratory flowers.