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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Hannah Ellis-Petersen in Delhi and Deepa Parent

Bangladesh police given ‘shoot-on-sight’ orders amid national curfew

Soldiers jump down from armoured vehicles by a flyover.
Military personnel have been patrolling the streets of the capital, Dhaka. Photograph: AFP/Getty Images

Police in Bangladesh have been granted “shoot-on-sight” orders and a nationwide curfew has been imposed as student-led protests continue to roil the country, leaving more than 100 people dead.

The curfew, imposed at midnight on Friday, was expected to last until Sunday morning as police tried to bring the swiftly deteriorating security situation under control, with military personnel patrolling the streets of the capital.

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