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| Bangladesh bids to quell clashes | Bangladesh bids to quell clashes |
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| The military-backed authorities in Bangladesh have arrested two senior academics in Dhaka after disturbances on campuses across the country. | |
| They have also been raiding buildings across the capital, looking for students possibly involved in three days of rioting. | |
| Meanwhile, an indefinite curfew imposed in Dhaka and five other cities has been lifted for most of Friday. | Meanwhile, an indefinite curfew imposed in Dhaka and five other cities has been lifted for most of Friday. |
| One man has died so far in the protests over ongoing emergency rule. | One man has died so far in the protests over ongoing emergency rule. |
| Anwar Hossain, secretary of the Dhaka University Teachers Association, and Harun-Or Rashid, the Dean of the Social Science faculty, were arrested by army-led forces in raids on their homes on the university campus. | Anwar Hossain, secretary of the Dhaka University Teachers Association, and Harun-Or Rashid, the Dean of the Social Science faculty, were arrested by army-led forces in raids on their homes on the university campus. |
| Mr Hossain's son Sanjeev told the BBC: "My father was pretty much calm, and he wanted to know the grounds on which he was being taken away. | Mr Hossain's son Sanjeev told the BBC: "My father was pretty much calm, and he wanted to know the grounds on which he was being taken away. |
| "They said that they did not know because they weren't very high officials, they were just performing their duties." | "They said that they did not know because they weren't very high officials, they were just performing their duties." |
| He added: "But they also said that there was nothing to worry about - that's what they always say - and when we asked them when he would be returned, they said that they did not know." | He added: "But they also said that there was nothing to worry about - that's what they always say - and when we asked them when he would be returned, they said that they did not know." |
| 'Beatings' | |
| The BBC's John Sudworth in Dhaka says that as police left one address during their investigations, two men were found who appeared to have been seriously beaten. | The BBC's John Sudworth in Dhaka says that as police left one address during their investigations, two men were found who appeared to have been seriously beaten. |
| Discontent has been rising recently over the cost of living | Discontent has been rising recently over the cost of living |
| Furthermore, two television stations have received visits from the censors warning them not to criticise the government. | Furthermore, two television stations have received visits from the censors warning them not to criticise the government. |
| Two previous Bangladeshi military governments have been felled in protests started by students. | Two previous Bangladeshi military governments have been felled in protests started by students. |
| At least one person died and several hundred were hurt as rioting broke out in the capital on Monday among demonstrators demanding an end to emergency rule. | At least one person died and several hundred were hurt as rioting broke out in the capital on Monday among demonstrators demanding an end to emergency rule. |
| Monday's clashes began when students in Dhaka said they had been "manhandled" by soldiers during a football match. | Monday's clashes began when students in Dhaka said they had been "manhandled" by soldiers during a football match. |
| The interim government initially enjoyed widespread popular support when it came to power in January promising to stamp out corruption and to hold elections by the end of 2008. | The interim government initially enjoyed widespread popular support when it came to power in January promising to stamp out corruption and to hold elections by the end of 2008. |
| But discontent has been rising in recent months, most notably over the increasing cost of living. | But discontent has been rising in recent months, most notably over the increasing cost of living. |