August 23, 2007
Bangladesh violence subsides after curfew imposed
The military-backed government imposed an temporary curfew in six major cities Wednesday, reports the AP, clearing the streets and temporarily shutting down cell phones in a bid to quell three days of unrest by students demanding an end to emergency rule.
"The curfew order came after students took their protests from university campuses to the streets of the capital, burning cars and buses and battling with security forces. Students also clashed with police in three other cities.
Cell phones stopped working about an hour before the curfew went into effect. An official at the country's largest mobile operator, GrameenPhone, said the government ordered all cell phone service temporarily shut down. The official asked not to be identified for fear of upsetting authorities."
Links to other occurences, when countries blocked mobile phone signals, usually to prevent dissidents from demonstrating against their government.
UPDATE: Bangladesh violence subsides after curfew imposed
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