Dhaka, Nov. 18 -- Tension reigned throughout Dhaka's Dhanmondi-32 area on Monday as clashes between law enforcement and a group of youths continued from midday.

By 5:30pm, intermittent chase-and-counter-chase incidents were still unfolding.The youths, identifying themselves as the "July Fighters," attempted around 12:30pm to force their way into the historic Dhanmondi-32 residence of the late President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the architect of Bangladesh's independence. They arrived with two bulldozers in an apparent bid to ram through the entrance. The attempt coincided with the announcement of a verdict against former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in a case concerning alleged crimes against humanity during last year's July Uprising.

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