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Nimchandra Bhowmik, who teaches applied physics at Dhaka university, surrendered to authorities after a warrant was issued for his arrest, Dhaka deputy police commissioner Shahidul Haque Bhuiyan said.
Bhowmik appeared before a court in Dhaka on Tuesday and was remanded in custody.
"He has been sent to jail. His case has fallen under the emergency act so he will not get bail," added Bhuiyan, referring to the government's special emergency powers.
Bhowmik is the ninth university professor to be arrested over the unrest. Some of the academics have been formally charged with inciting and fuelling the violence.
The student unrest, which included running battles with police, began at Dhaka university after students were manhandled by soldiers, and quickly spread to other campuses across the country.
It was quelled only after the military-backed government imposed a curfew on six cities, including the capital Dhaka.
The government has accused sidelined political parties of hijacking the student protests.
Bangladesh has been ruled by a military-backed government since January, when the emergency was imposed and elections cancelled after months of political turmoil over vote-rigging allegations.
The government, which has launched a major anti-corruption campaign that has included the arrest of scores of high-profile political leaders, says it will hold elections in late 2008.
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