Four killed in clashes after Islamist leader executed Supporters of Abdul Quader Mollah, a senior leader of the banned Jamaat-e-Islami Party, torched shops, businesses, and attacked members of the Hindu minority in protest at his execution just after 10pm on Thursday night. But supporters of the sentence who gathered in Dhaka's Shahbag Square sang songs in celebration after learning of his execution. The government deployed armed police and shut down the railway network in anticipation of violence following Friday Prayers. There were clashes soon after they ended near Dhaka's main mosque when Jamaat-e-Islami supporters threw petrol bombs and set fire to cars and police fired rubber bullets to drive back the crowds. Protesters also tried to set ablaze the seaside home of one of the International Crimes Tribunal judges. According to Mr Mollah's banned Jamaat-e-Islami party, which is allied to the main opposition Bangladesh National Party, his family had met him shortly before his execution and found him calm and ready for 'martyrdom.' He had professed his innocence and pledged that his death would lead to the fall of the government. I am being murdered as I am involved with the Islamic movement. martyrdom will be the best achievement of my life. My every single blood will mobilise the Islamic movement and will bring the doom of the autocrats," he told his family, the party said. In its own statement, the party called for revenge against those involved in preparing the case and vowed to bring down the government. Each drop of his sacred blood will bring curse for all who were involved with this murder. ... the nation will take revenge of this murder by establishing Islamic rules and regulations. Now the collapse of the government is matter of time," it said.