Rebel soldiers in the Bangladeshi capital Dhaka surrendered today after being confronted with government tanks.

Security forces patrolled the quiet streets of six major Bangladesh cities today, enforcing an indefinite curfew imposed by the military-backed government to quell unrest by students demanding an end to emergency rule.

Two scavenging crows drew the attention of passers-by and led them to an abandoned newborn girl left in a rubbish bin in north-west Bangladesh, it was reported today.