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Bangladesh manhunt for mutineers Bangladesh manhunt for mutineers
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The Bangladesh army has launched a manhunt for border guards who mutinied at their headquarters in Dhaka last week, killing about 140 army officers.The Bangladesh army has launched a manhunt for border guards who mutinied at their headquarters in Dhaka last week, killing about 140 army officers.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the revolt was planned in advance, and that an investigation is now underway. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has said the revolt was planned in advance.
She said she had asked the US FBI and the UK's Scotland Yard for assistance in the investigation into the mutiny. She has asked the FBI and Scotland Yard for assistance in the investigation. The remains of 70 of the officers have not yet been found.
Bangladesh police say they are charging more than 1,000 border guardsmen in connection with the mutiny.Bangladesh police say they are charging more than 1,000 border guardsmen in connection with the mutiny.
The charges include conspiracy to kill officers and civilians, using weapons and explosives, creating panic, looting and trying to hide bodies.The charges include conspiracy to kill officers and civilians, using weapons and explosives, creating panic, looting and trying to hide bodies.
The remains of more than 70 officers have still not yet been found, days after the violence in Dhaka.
The mutiny by the Bangladesh Rifles apparently began as a row over pay.The mutiny by the Bangladesh Rifles apparently began as a row over pay.
Little mercy Operation Rebel Hunt
The BBC's Mark Dummett, in Dhaka, says the fugitive border guards can expect little mercy from the army, which has now been ordered to fan out across Bangladesh to apprehend them.The BBC's Mark Dummett, in Dhaka, says the fugitive border guards can expect little mercy from the army, which has now been ordered to fan out across Bangladesh to apprehend them.
Speaking in parliament on Sunday night, Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that nearly 700 soldiers of the Bangladesh rifles were already in detention. Speaking in parliament on Sunday night, Sheikh Hasina said that nearly 700 soldiers of the Bangladesh Rifles were already in detention.
Those in custody are men who laid down their guns after the prime minister promised to send tanks in to crush their revolt. The others were somehow able to escape. class="" href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/7914406.stm">Test of Hasina's mettle class="" href="/1/hi/world/south_asia/7912112.stm">Q&A: Border guards mutiny Those in custody are the men who laid down their guns on Thursday after the prime minister promised to send tanks in to crush their revolt. Many others chose to flee.
Sheikh Hasina said she had contacted US Assistant Secretary of State Richard Boucher and would also approach Britain's Scotland Yard for help in investigating the mutiny. Sheikh Hasina told parliament she had initiated a search operation codenamed Operation Rebel Hunt for missing guardsmen.
"I have had discussions with Richard Boucher. I told him I want FBI assistance in the probe," she said. Police say they still do not have the names of more than 1,000 guards they believe were involved.
"I'd also like Scotland Yard to help us, and I have already sought UN support." Sheikh Hasina also said: "I had discussions with [US Assistant Secretary of State] Richard Boucher. I told him I want FBI assistance in the probe. I'd also like Scotland Yard to help us and I have already sought UN support."
The bodies of 70 officers have been discovered so far, many of them mutilated after being shot.The bodies of 70 officers have been discovered so far, many of them mutilated after being shot.
Some 70 more corpses remain missing - correspondents say they have either been burnt or dumped in fast-flowing sewers. Some of the officers' wives were also killed. Correspondents say the remains of the others have probably either been burned or dumped in fast-flowing sewers. Some of the officers' wives were also killed.
Police have named six of the men they accuse of carrying out the mutiny. The six were involved in negotiating the mutineers' surrender. Police have named six men they accuse of carrying out the mutiny. The six were involved in negotiating the mutineers' surrender.
The mutiny ended when the government threatened to quell it by force. The government had offered the mutineers an amnesty but once the scale of the massacre became apparent, it said those responsible would be punished.
The Bangladeshi government had offered the mutineers an amnesty but once the scale of the massacre became apparent, it said those responsible would be punished. The army has said that those found guilty of murder will be executed. Funerals of those who died were postponed during the investigation but some were taking place on Monday.
The army has said that those found guilty of murder will be executed. Meanwhile, hundreds of guards began returning to their posts on Sunday.
'Rebel Hunt'
The police say they still do not have the names of more than 1,000 others who they believe were also involved. In pictures: Bangladesh gravesQ&A: Border guards mutiny
Sheikh Hasina told parliament she had initiated a search operation codenamed Operation Rebel Hunt, the AFP news agency reported.
After searches of the vast compound, bodies were found either buried in shallow mass graves or dumped into the fast-flowing sewers below ground.
Some charred human bones have been found in the remains of a fire.
The army has postponed the funerals of those who died until all the bodies have been found.
Meanwhile, hundreds of guards began returning to their posts on Sunday after the mutiny ended on Thursday.
They had been given a 24-hour ultimatum to do so or face disciplinary action.They had been given a 24-hour ultimatum to do so or face disciplinary action.