DHAKA, Aug 28 (Reuters) - Bangladesh's army-back interim government lifted a curfew imposed in the capital Dhaka and five other cities following widespread student riots, the home ministry said.

A ministry statement issued late on Monday said the government decided to withdraw the curfew as the unrest had subsided and peace was restored.

The curfew was imposed on Wednesday after protests by students of the Dhaka University against the presence of army troops at a campus football match spread across the country, killing one man and injuring around 300 people.

Authorities also shut all universities and colleges in Dhaka and five other main cities indefinitely.

The Home Ministry urged citizens to be alert against any recurrence of violence and to help the government prepare for a free and fair election late next year.

"There will be no curfew after midnight on Monday as the country has returned to complete peace," the statement said.

Bangladesh has been under a state of emergency since the interim authority took over on January 11 following weeks of political violence that killed at least 25 people.

The government accused students and some teachers backed by political parties of trying to "destabilise the country and undermine the administration" through last week's unrest.

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