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Bangladesh mutineers 'surrender' Fifty feared dead in Bangladesh
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Bangladeshi border guards who staged an armed mutiny have begun laying down their arms, cabinet minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak has told reporters. Nearly 50 people are feared dead in Bangladesh after border guards staged an armed mutiny, reports say.
The news, which is unconfirmed, comes hours after PM Sheikh Hasina offered the troops a general amnesty. "Nearly 50 people have been killed in sporadic fighting," Mohammad Quamrul Islam, state minister for law and parliamentary affairs, told reporters.
At least five people died and a number were wounded in the mutiny, which was said to be over pay, conditions, career advancement and alleged discrimination. Border guards have begun laying down arms and releasing women and children, hours after PM Sheikh Hasina offered the troops a general amnesty.
The rebels battled troops sent to quell the mutiny for several hours. The mutiny was said to be over pay conditions and career advancement.
A number of passersby were injured when they were caught in the crossfire.
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.
'Exploiting us' 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 put down the mutiny. 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 in the uprising remains unclear. The fate of all the hostages has also not been confirmed. Exactly how many people were killed and injured remains unclear. A number of passersby were injured when they were caught in the crossfire.
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.