Bangladesh unrest: Government imposes curfew as protests continue

Authorities say the army will be deployed to halt unrest, after a prison was attacked on Friday.

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Days of violence have been sparked by students calls for the government to axe a rule reserving scores of public jobs for the families of veterans of the country's independence war in 1971.

The prime minister's office announced the curfew after an attack on the Narsingdi prison on Friday saw hundreds of inmates released.

Government Press Secretary Naeemul Islam Khan said the army would be deployed to the streets in a bid to restore order.

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