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| Some 200 members of Bangladesh's border security force involved in a two-day mutiny have been arrested while trying to escape, security officials say. | Some 200 members of Bangladesh's border security force involved in a two-day mutiny have been arrested while trying to escape, security officials say. |
| The Bangladesh Rifles guards tried to flee their headquarters in the capital Dhaka, where the mutiny began, while dressed as civilians, a spokesman said. | The Bangladesh Rifles guards tried to flee their headquarters in the capital Dhaka, where the mutiny began, while dressed as civilians, a spokesman said. |
| Soldiers are searching the compound for more than 130 senior officers who were held hostage and are feared dead. | |
| The current toll has risen to 40 with the discovery of around 20 more bodies. | |
| The government has offered the border guards a general amnesty, although that is unlikely to extend to the ringleaders of the mutiny or those responsible for killing the officers, the BBC's Mark Dummett in Dhaka says. | The government has offered the border guards a general amnesty, although that is unlikely to extend to the ringleaders of the mutiny or those responsible for killing the officers, the BBC's Mark Dummett in Dhaka says. |
| Bangladesh spared more gunfireIn pictures: Bangladesh violenceQ&A: Border guards mutinyEyewitness: Bangladesh mutiny | Bangladesh spared more gunfireIn pictures: Bangladesh violenceQ&A: Border guards mutinyEyewitness: Bangladesh mutiny |
| "We have arrested nearly 200... troops who fled their barracks in civilian dress. We were given orders to arrest the mutineers," a spokesman for the elite Rapid Action Battalion, Commander Abul Kalam Azad, told the AFP news agency. | "We have arrested nearly 200... troops who fled their barracks in civilian dress. We were given orders to arrest the mutineers," a spokesman for the elite Rapid Action Battalion, Commander Abul Kalam Azad, told the AFP news agency. |
| He said checkpoints had been set up at roads leading out of Dhaka and surrounding the border guard barracks. | He said checkpoints had been set up at roads leading out of Dhaka and surrounding the border guard barracks. |
| "We are searching buses and trucks for any other rebel troops," he said. | "We are searching buses and trucks for any other rebel troops," he said. |
| The border with India has been shut, Indian border security officials in Calcutta told the BBC. | The border with India has been shut, Indian border security officials in Calcutta told the BBC. |
| Search of sewers | Search of sewers |
| Troops have entered the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters in the hunt for missing officers. | Troops have entered the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters in the hunt for missing officers. |
| An armed forces spokesman said earlier that only 31 of the 168 officers inside the compound have been accounted for. | |
| Relatives of the missing officers gather outside the BDR compound | Relatives of the missing officers gather outside the BDR compound |
| "We don't know what happened to the rest of the 137 officers. They are still missing," he said. | "We don't know what happened to the rest of the 137 officers. They are still missing," he said. |
| The official toll rose from 22 to at least 40 after the bodies of at least 18 senior military personnel were found on Friday. | |
| One regular army officer who managed to escape said the hostage-takers had opened fire indiscriminately. | One regular army officer who managed to escape said the hostage-takers had opened fire indiscriminately. |
| "It was cold-blooded murder," Syed M Kamruzzaman told the AFP. | "It was cold-blooded murder," Syed M Kamruzzaman told the AFP. |
| "They hurled abuse at us and gunned down whoever they wanted. I was shot at seven times and was lucky to get out alive." | "They hurled abuse at us and gunned down whoever they wanted. I was shot at seven times and was lucky to get out alive." |
| He said BDR chief Major General Shakil Ahmed had been shot in front of him, although there is no official confirmation of his death. | He said BDR chief Major General Shakil Ahmed had been shot in front of him, although there is no official confirmation of his death. |
| Rescue workers are searching sewers and under manhole covers. | Rescue workers are searching sewers and under manhole covers. |
| Worried relatives of both the officers and the mutineers have gathered at the Dhaka headquarters waiting for news. | |
| Seven BDR troopers were also killed in the clashes, along with four civilians, including one boy. | Seven BDR troopers were also killed in the clashes, along with four civilians, including one boy. |
| Along with its headquarters in Dhaka, the BDR has nearly 70,000 men stationed at 42 camps across the country, including 40,000 on the borders. | Along with its headquarters in Dhaka, the BDR has nearly 70,000 men stationed at 42 camps across the country, including 40,000 on the borders. |
| It is not yet clear if the mutineers at other bases outside Dhaka have also given up. | It is not yet clear if the mutineers at other bases outside Dhaka have also given up. |
| Amnesty offer | Amnesty offer |
| The crisis began on Wednesday at about 0930 local time (0330 GMT), reportedly after senior BDR officers refused to consider better pay and conditions for the troops. | The crisis began on Wednesday at about 0930 local time (0330 GMT), reportedly after senior BDR officers refused to consider better pay and conditions for the troops. |
| Rank-and-file BDR members have long been angry over the fact that they earn about $70 (£49) a month, equivalent to the pay of a low-ranking government clerk, while their senior officers, in contrast, are relatively well-paid army officers. | Rank-and-file BDR members have long been angry over the fact that they earn about $70 (£49) a month, equivalent to the pay of a low-ranking government clerk, while their senior officers, in contrast, are relatively well-paid army officers. |
| They ended their mutiny on Thursday after tanks surrounded the barracks and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina threatened tough action unless they surrendered. | They ended their mutiny on Thursday after tanks surrounded the barracks and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina threatened tough action unless they surrendered. |
| In a televised address to the nation, Sheikh Hasina called on the guards to abandon what she called their "suicidal action". | In a televised address to the nation, Sheikh Hasina called on the guards to abandon what she called their "suicidal action". |
| "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." | "Do not force me to take tough actions or push my patience." |
| Are you in Bangladesh? Are you affected by the issues in this story? Send us your comments and experiences using the form below. | Are you in Bangladesh? Are you affected by the issues in this story? Send us your comments and experiences using the form below. |