National curfew imposed in Bangladesh after student protesters storm prison

Army to be deployed to keep order after demonstrators free hundreds of prisoners and country is hit by serious unrest

The Bangladeshi government has declared a national curfew and announced plans to deploy the army to tackle the country's worst unrest in a decade, after student protesters stormed a prison and freed hundreds of inmates.

The government has decided to impose a curfew and deploy the military in aid of the civilian authorities," a government spokesperson said late on Friday.