DHAKA - Bangladesh’s military-backed government lifted an indefinite curfew for most of Friday after the clampdown was imposed to stop three days of rioting, a police official said.
“The government has withdrawn the curfew from 8:00 am to 10:00 pm (0200 to 1600 GMT) on Friday in all six divisional cities including the capital Dhaka,” said Dhaka police spokesman inspector Syed Mohsinul Haq. The curfew was imposed Wednesday night after violent protests, which began on Monday over the army’s presence on the Dhaka University campus. Although the government agreed to withdraw the army from the campus, the unrest spread to other universities across the country. One bystander died in a clash in the the northwestern city of Rajshahi and dozens were injured.
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