In Bangladesh, the government has banned the Jamaat-e-Islami party, its student wing and other associate bodies as “militant and terrorist” organizations.

The decision is part of a nationwide crackdown following weeks of violent protests that left more than 200 people dead and thousands injured.

Bangladesh’s Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and her political partners blamed Jamaat-e-Islami, its student wing and other associate bodies for inciting violence during recent student protests over a quota system for government jobs.

The chief of Jamaat-e-Islami has rejected the decision in a statement, calling it anti-constitutional.