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Bangladesh shuts down mobile internet to tackle teen protests

More than 100 people injured in Bangladesh after police fired rubber bullets at students protesters. [Courtesy]

Bangladesh authorities have shut down mobile internet across swathes of the country, officials and local media said Sunday, as the authorities try to quell massive student protests that have spiralled into violence.

For the last week students have brought parts of the capital Dhaka to a standstill with a protest against poor road safety after two teenagers were killed by a speeding bus.

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