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2001 Bangladesh post-election violence 2001 Bangladesh post-election violence 2001 Bangladesh post-election violence were a series of violent incidents following the Bangladeshi general election, 2001. The religious minority, the Hindus, were victims of targeted violence by supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party and Jamaat-E-Islami. In the Bangladeshi general election, 2001 the ruling Bangladesh Awami League led by Sheikh Hasina was defeated by the opposition party, Bangladesh Nationalist Party led by Khaleda Zia. Violence broke out between Bangladesh Awami League supporters and supporters of Bangladesh Nationalist Party with the support of Bangladesh Police. The violence mostly occurred in South West Bangladesh which had large Hindu communities. The