Clashes between crowds of protesters and police in Bangladeshi capital, Dhaka, have left at least 15 people dead and hundreds injured.
Bangladesh Anti-Blasphemy Protests
![Police try to detain an activist of Hifazat-e-Islam during a clash in front of the national mosque in Dhaka, May 5, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/10C1ACAC-81B2-4E87-BC3A-73F3620457FB_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Police try to detain an activist of Hifazat-e-Islam during a clash in front of the national mosque in Dhaka, May 5, 2013.
![Members of the media rescue assist an injured activist of Hifazat-e-Islam during a clash with police in front of the national mosque in Dhaka May 5, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/BCE4B609-1363-47C6-AD79-08DB99A37ED8_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of the media rescue assist an injured activist of Hifazat-e-Islam during a clash with police in front of the national mosque in Dhaka May 5, 2013.
![Members of the media assist an injured police officer during a clash with activists of Hifazat-e-Islam in front of the national mosque in Dhaka, May 5, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/1FA737BB-A3A0-4DCC-8EEE-356090CBB045_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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Members of the media assist an injured police officer during a clash with activists of Hifazat-e-Islam in front of the national mosque in Dhaka, May 5, 2013.
![A police officer shoots rubber bullets during a clash with activists of Hifazat-e-Islam in front of the national mosque in Dhaka, May 5, 2013.](https://gdb.voanews.com/D7DB3ACC-8AC0-4EFC-9EF1-4F04A74E55E4_w1024_q10_s.jpg)
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A police officer shoots rubber bullets during a clash with activists of Hifazat-e-Islam in front of the national mosque in Dhaka, May 5, 2013.