Mokarram Hossain, a Dhaka Metropolitan Police spokesman, says .. protesters chanting anti-government slogans threw stones and bricks at police, who responded with tear gas and baton charges.
Last month, Bangladesh's interim government announced a new policy intended to give women equal property rights and better access to jobs and education.
The policy is not legally binding, but is meant to be used as a guideline for the next parliament to use in forming legislation. Parliamentary elections are expected at the end of this year.
Around 300 police were deployed around the mosque as more than 500 protesters from various Islamic groups took part in the protest, Hossain said ...
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