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Yahoo! My Yahoo! Mail More Yahoo! Services Account Options New User? Sign Up Sign In Help Yahoo! Search web search Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Australia China India Indonesia Japan Malaysia Philippines Thailand Vietnam Bangladesh closes university after World Cup riots AFP - 2 hours 32 minutes ago Send IM Story Print Bangladesh closes university after World Cup riots DHAKA (AFP) - – One of Bangladesh's leading universities closed indefinitely on Sunday after five people were injured in riots by students demanding time off to watch the football World Cup, police said. Students carrying sticks rampaged through the University of Engineering and Technology in the capital Dhaka on Saturday demanding term be cut short so they could see World Cup matches, said local police chief Rezaul Karim. "The junior students want the campus to close so they can watch the World Cup. But some senior students, who have exams, didn't want that -- so there were some very tense clashes," Karim said. "The university held emergency meetings and decided to close immediately," he said, adding this was a week ahead of the scheduled June 26 end of term. During the 2006 World Cup, scores of students were injured in clashes at the same university. "We have closed the university for an indefinite period to avoid any trouble, we hope to reopen after the World Cup," Jibon Podder, the student affairs chief, told AFP. Bangladesh has a culture of violent student politics, especially on public university campuses. All three of the country's main political parties have strong student wings, which they fund and sometimes arm. The usually cricket-mad nation is currently gripped by World Cup fever, despite the national team's not having qualified for the tournament. Irate fans last week damaged vehicles and attacked electricity distribution centres when a power cut hit television coverage of a match. Some factories in Dhaka have also shut during games to reduce power blackouts. Recommend Send IM Story Print Related Articles Parents shot in front of daughter in Thai attacks AFP - 1 hour 25 minutes ago Death toll from floods in China reaches 132 AFP - 1 hour 28 minutes ago S.Korea to boost role in anti-arms trafficking club AFP - 2 hours 1 minute ago Malaysia's rescued baby pygmy elephant dies AFP - 2 hours 9 minutes ago Bangladesh closes university after World Cup riots AFP - 2 hours 32 minutes ago News Search Top Stories Britain facing biggest budget cuts in decades Whales closer to us than thought, say scientists Murray confident Wimbledon within his grasp Red carnations for Nobel laureate as Portugal mourns Danes send Cameroon packing, Dutch into W.Cup last 16 More Top Stories » ADVERTISEMENT Most Popular Most Viewed Most Recommended Aussie man jailed for blowing bubble in court Sweden's future queen to wed former personal trainer Battered BP boss relinquishes duties on US oil spill Whales closer to us than thought, say scientists EU chief Barroso says euro is strong More Most Viewed » Physicists solve mystery of missing neutrinos More Most Recommended » Elsewhere on Yahoo! Financial news on Yahoo! Finance Stars and latest movies Best travel destinations More on Yahoo! News Home Singapore Asia Pacific World Business Entertainment Sports Technology Subscribe to our news feeds Top StoriesMy Yahoo!RSS » More news feeds | What are news feeds? Also on Yahoo Answers Groups Mail Messenger Mobile Travel Finance Movies Sports Games » All Yahoo! Services Site Highlights Singapore Full Coverage Most Popular Asia Entertainment Photos World Cup 2010 Copyright © 2010 Yahoo! Southeast Asia Pte. Ltd. (Co. Reg. No. 199700735D). All Rights Reserved. Terms of Service | Privacy Policy | Community | Intellectual Property Rights Policy | Help

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