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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, surrendering weapons and freeing hostages, the government says. | 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. |
| The statement came after tanks surrounded the guards' barracks and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina threatened tough action unless they surrendered. | 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. | "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. | He urged rebel troops outside the capital to lay down their arms as well. |
| An army spokesman said more than 130 officers are as yet unaccounted for - amid media reports that some may have been killed by the mutineers. | |
| 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. |
| Grievances | Grievances |
| 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". |
| In pictures: Bangladesh violenceQ&A: Border guards mutinyEyewitness: Bangladesh mutiny | In pictures: Bangladesh violenceQ&A: Border guards mutinyEyewitness: Bangladesh mutiny |
| "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 offered the border guards a general amnesty, and the prime minister 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. |
| The BDR has nearly 70,000 men stationed at 42 camps across the country, including 40,000 on the borders. | |
| 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. | 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. |
| Spreading mutiny | Spreading mutiny |
| By early Thursday, border guards in at least 12 different towns and cities were reported to have seized control of their barracks. | By early Thursday, border guards in at least 12 different towns and cities were reported to have seized control of their barracks. |
| 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. | 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. |
| Soldiers were sent to the barracks seized by mutinous border guards | Soldiers 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. | 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". |
| In some cases, the border guards took their officers hostage, and in others they forced them to leave, reports said. | In some cases, the border guards took their officers hostage, and in others they forced them to leave, reports said. |
| Some guards had begun laying down their arms on Thursday at their barracks in the Pilkhana area of Dhaka when heavy gunfire resumed. | Some guards had begun laying down their arms on Thursday at their barracks in the Pilkhana area of Dhaka when heavy gunfire resumed. |
| 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. | 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. | 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. |
| Are you in any of the areas affected? What have you witnessed? Send us your comments using the form below. | Are you in any of the areas affected? What have you witnessed? Send us your comments using the form below. |
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