A fundamentalist Jamaat-e-Islami leader was killed on Tuesday in Bangladesh in a clash with security forces as the Opposition geared up for a non-stop nationwide blockade from the New Year to derail the January 5 polls.
Police said local Jamaat leader Abdul Jabbar was killed in a clash between the Opposition activists and joint forces comprising paramilitary Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and police in western Meherpur district, bordering India.