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Published time: May 10, 2013 00:40

Activists of Hefajat-e Islam clash with police in front of the national mosque in Dhaka May 5, 2013.(Reuters / Andrew Biraj)

A fresh outbreak of violence in Bangladesh followed a tribunal that sentenced a top Islamist opposition party politician to death. But those radical Islamist groups currently challenging the government, experts say, pose a wide regional threat.

Clashes were reported in Dhaka, Rajshahi, Chittagong and several other major Bangladeshi cities, the Times of India reports.

Activists of the Jamaat-e-Islami party have been hurling stones and handmade bombs at security forces, who were deployed in great numbers in anticipation of a new wave of protests after the hearing.

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