text: A senior Islamist party official convicted of crimes against humanity has been executed in Bangladesh. Mohammad Qamaruzzaman was hanged around 10.30pm on Saturday inside a jail in Dhaka. The assistant secretary general of the Jamaat-e-Islami party headed a militia group that collaborated with the Pakistani army in the 1971 independence war and was behind the killing of around 120 unarmed farmers, prosecutors said. Scroll down for video . Senior Islamist party official Mohammad Qamaruzzaman was convicted of crimes against humanity and has been executed in Bangladesh. Above, Bangladeshi security personnel escort an ambulance leaving Central Jail carrying his body . But the move has been slammed by the man’s supporters, who have called for a nationwide general strike. His execution took place after he refused to seek presidential clemency. The country’s Supreme Court rejected his final legal appeal against the death sentence, which he received in May 2013. Members of Qamaruzzaman's family visited him yesterday afternoon for the last time, his lawyer Shishir Manir said. Shortly after TV footage showed an ambulance, thought to be carrying Qamaruzzman's body, leaving the jail under police escort. In a statement Jamaat-e-Islami, Bangladesh's largest Islamist political party, denounced the execution and called for a protest against the government's action. A Geneva-based UN High Commissioner for Human Rights urged officials not to carry out the execution, claiming that Qamaruzzman's trial did not meet ‘fair international’ standards. His execution took place after he refused to seek presidential clemency. The country’s Supreme Court rejected his final legal appeal against the death sentence, which he received in May 2013 . Bangladeshi security personnel stand guard outside Central Jail. In a statement Jamaat-e-Islami, the country's largest Islamist political party, denounced the execution and called for a protest against the government's action . A spokesman from the U.S. State Department added: ‘We have seen progress, but still believe that further improvements… could ensure these proceedings meet domestic and international obligations.’ Bangladesh blames Pakistani soldiers and local collaborators for the deaths of 3million people during the nine-month war seeking independence from Pakistan more than 40 years ago. An estimated 200,000 women were raped and around 10million people were forced to take shelter in refugee camps in neighbouring India.
target: Mohammad Qamaruzzaman was hanged around 10.30pm on Saturday .
  He was the assistant secretary general of the Jamaat-e-Islami party .
  Militia group collaborated with Pakistani army in 1971 independence war .
  His supporters slammed the decision and have called for a protest .