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By Ruma Paul DHAKA (Reuters) - A Bangladesh court on Thursday declared as illegal the country's main Islamic party, Jamaat-e-Islami, effectively banning it from a general election due early next year. The ruling that the registration of Jamaat as a political party conflicted with the country's secular constitution immediately triggered violent protests by party supporters. Party activists took to the streets in the capital, Dhaka, and other towns including Bogra, Jessore and Gaibandha. ...More...