Dhaka - Authorities in Bangladesh imposed a fresh night-time curfew in its south-eastern Khagrachhari hill district following riots between rival ethnic groups, officials said. "Night-time curfew between 2200 hours (1600 GMT) Wednesday and 0700 hours (0100 GMT) Thursday will remain in force," chief administrator of the district Mohammad Abdullah, told German Press Agency dpa.
Troops had remained deployed to prevent any trouble, he added.
Soldiers and police earlier launched a crackdown in the Khagrachhari hill district following riots between ethnic minority people and Bengali settlers.
They arrested 55 people allegedly involved in Tuesday's violence, which left at least 15 people injured and several homes torched, additional police chief of the district Amir Jafar said.
"The drive against the criminals is underway, and the ban on all sorts of gatherings remains in force," he said.>more> http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/311048,bangladesh-imposes-fresh-curfew-after-south-east-riots--summary.html
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