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| Fifty feared dead in Bangladesh | Fifty feared dead in Bangladesh |
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| Nearly 50 people are feared dead in Bangladesh after border guards staged an armed mutiny, as rebellious troops begin to surrender. | |
| "Nearly 50 people have been killed in sporadic fighting," Mohammad Quamrul Islam, state minister for law and parliamentary affairs, told reporters. | "Nearly 50 people have been killed in sporadic fighting," Mohammad Quamrul Islam, state minister for law and parliamentary affairs, told reporters. |
| Border guards have begun laying down arms after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina offered the troops a general amnesty. | |
| The mutiny was said to be over pay conditions and career advancement. | The mutiny was said to be over pay conditions and career advancement. |
| Sheikh Hasina and senior ministers met 14 of the renegade Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) troops at her office late on Wednesday after they were escorted there from their headquarters in the capital, Dhaka. | Sheikh Hasina and senior ministers met 14 of the renegade Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) troops at her office late on Wednesday after they were escorted there from their headquarters in the capital, Dhaka. |
| The prime minister offered the general amnesty and urged the paramilitaries to set free officers they had taken hostage. | The prime minister offered the general amnesty and urged the paramilitaries to set free officers they had taken hostage. |
| She said she would look into their grievances over pay and conditions. | She said she would look into their grievances over pay and conditions. |
| "The guards have begun surrendering arms after we have offered amnesty to them," said Home Minister Shahara Khatun. | "The guards have begun surrendering arms after we have offered amnesty to them," said Home Minister Shahara Khatun. |
| "The prime minster has granted a general amnesty to them and they should not fear any reprisals," said Mr Khatun. | |
| About 50 women and children, mainly family members of officers attacked during the mutiny, have also left the compound. | About 50 women and children, mainly family members of officers attacked during the mutiny, have also left the compound. |
| However, Deputy Law Minister Kamrul Islam said the situation remained tense, as thousands of armed troops were believed to still be in the BDR headquarters. | |
| "We are preparing to go inside the compound again and quicken the surrender process," said Mr Islam. | |
| Battle | Battle |
| The mutineers seized the military barracks in the Pilkhana area of Dhaka on Wednesday morning, reportedly taking more than 100 people hostage. | The mutineers seized the military barracks in the Pilkhana area of Dhaka on Wednesday morning, reportedly taking more than 100 people hostage. |
| Some passersby were caught up in the violenceThousands of police and troops were deployed outside the compound to try to quell the mutiny and the rebels battled troops for several hours. | Some passersby were caught up in the violenceThousands of police and troops were deployed outside the compound to try to quell the mutiny and the rebels battled troops for several hours. |
| Exactly how many people were killed and injured remains unclear. A number of passersby were injured when they were caught in the crossfire. | Exactly how many people were killed and injured remains unclear. A number of passersby were injured when they were caught in the crossfire. |
| The fate of all the hostages has also not been confirmed. The bodies of two senior officers seized by the renegade guards were discovered dumped in a drain outside the camp earlier on Wednesday. | The fate of all the hostages has also not been confirmed. The bodies of two senior officers seized by the renegade guards were discovered dumped in a drain outside the camp earlier on Wednesday. |
| It is hard to imagine how a dispute over pay could have escalated so rapidly and so violently, says the BBC's Mark Dummett in Dhaka. | It is hard to imagine how a dispute over pay could have escalated so rapidly and so violently, says the BBC's Mark Dummett in Dhaka. |
| One of the mutineers told the BBC that the guards had had to take up arms to resolve problems with their officers. | One of the mutineers told the BBC that the guards had had to take up arms to resolve problems with their officers. |
| "Our families might suffer because of what we have done, but they have been exploiting us for more than 200 years," the man said. | "Our families might suffer because of what we have done, but they have been exploiting us for more than 200 years," the man said. |