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Bangladesh guard mutiny 'is over' Bangladesh guard mutiny 'is over'
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Bangladeshi border guards have ended their mutiny, surrendered their weapons and freed their hostages, reports say. Bangladeshi border guards have ended their mutiny, surrendering weapons and freeing hostages, the government says.
A government spokesman, speaking from inside the compound in the capital, Dhaka, where the troops had been holding out, said the crisis was over.A government spokesman, speaking from inside the compound in the capital, Dhaka, where the troops had been holding out, said the crisis was over.
It follows a threat by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina to take tough action against the mutineers unless they surrendered immediately. The statement came after tanks surrounded the guards' barracks and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina threatened tough action unless they surrendered.
The mutiny began in Dhaka on Wednesday and spread around the country.The mutiny began in Dhaka on Wednesday and spread around the country.
"All the rebel troops have surrendered with their arms and the process has been completed," Sheikh Hasina's spokesman Abul Kalam Azad said of the Dhaka mutineers.
He urged rebel troops outside the capital to lay down their arms as well.
Nearly 50 people are thought to have died on Wednesday in clashes involving the regular army at the border guards' Dhaka headquarters.Nearly 50 people are thought to have died on Wednesday in clashes involving the regular army at the border guards' Dhaka headquarters.
The mutiny is believed to have been triggered by anger over pay and conditions.The mutiny is believed to have been triggered by anger over pay and conditions.
GrievancesGrievances
Earlier on Thursday, in a televised address to the nation, the prime minister called on the border guards in the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) to abandon what she called their "suicidal action".Earlier on Thursday, in a televised address to the nation, the prime minister called on the border guards in the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) to abandon what she called their "suicidal action".
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"Lay down your guns immediately and go back to barracks," she said."Lay down your guns immediately and go back to barracks," she said.
"Do not force me to take tough actions or push my patience," she said."Do not force me to take tough actions or push my patience," she said.
The government has offered the border guards a general amnesty, and the prime minister has promised to look into the soldiers' grievances. The government offered the border guards a general amnesty, and the prime minister promised to look into the soldiers' grievances.
However, heavy gunfire resumed on Thursday at the border guards' barracks in the Pilkhana area of Dhaka, where some guards had begun laying down their arms.
Schools in the surrounding area have been closed for the day.
Mobile phone services have been suspended across the country, the Bangladesh Telecommunication Regulatory Commission said, in a bid to stop the rebellion spreading, although there is thought to be service in some parts of Dhaka.
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The BDR has 70,000 men stationed at 42 camps across the country, including 40,000 on the borders.The BDR has 70,000 men stationed at 42 camps across the country, including 40,000 on the borders.
There have been reports of rank-and-file soldiers seizing control of their barracks and camps in at least 12 different towns and cities since early Thursday. The crisis began on Wednesday at about 0930 local time (0330 GMT) with heavy fighting. An army helicopter patrolling above the barracks was shot at and mortar rounds were also fired.
In some cases, the border guards have taken their officers hostage, and in others they have forced them to leave, reports say. Spreading mutiny
There are unconfirmed reports of gunfire in the main port city of Chittagong, at Feni, on the eastern border with India, in Rajshahi in the north west, and Sylhet in the north. By early Thursday, border guards in at least 12 different towns and cities were reported to have seized control of their barracks.
'Problems' There were unconfirmed reports of gunfire in the main port city of Chittagong, at Feni, on the eastern border with India, in Rajshahi in the north west, and Sylhet in the north.
A man claiming to be a BDR soldier in Chittagong said they had opened fire to prevent regular army units from entering their camp, unconfirmed reports say.
Another report said similar incidents had occurred at Cox's Bazaar and Feni.
In Khulna in the south, border guards have reportedly blocked a road, but no shooting has taken place.
Soldiers were sent to the barracks seized by mutinous border guardsSoldiers were sent to the barracks seized by mutinous border guards
Similar incidents were reported in Chittagong, Cox's Bazaar, Feni and Khulna in the south.
The police chief in the north-eastern Moulivibazar district told the AFP news agency that the border guards were "firing indiscriminately".The police chief in the north-eastern Moulivibazar district told the AFP news agency that the border guards were "firing indiscriminately".
"Their commanding officer told me that he has fled the camp." In some cases, the border guards took their officers hostage, and in others they forced them to leave, reports said.
Indian border officials have told the BBC that all the posts on the West Bengal border have been closed, as have posts in the north-eastern state of Tripura. Some guards had begun laying down their arms on Thursday at their barracks in the Pilkhana area of Dhaka when heavy gunfire resumed.
There is no word so far on any casualties in these reported incidents. Schools in the surrounding area were closed for the day and mobile phone service was suspended across the country in a bid to stop the rebellion spreading.
Indian border officials told the BBC that all the posts on the West Bengal border were closed, as were posts in the north-eastern state of Tripura.
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