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| New Bangladesh 'mass grave' found | New Bangladesh 'mass grave' found |
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| A second grave said to contain multiple bodies has been found in Bangladesh after a border guard mutiny left some 100 people dead this week. | A second grave said to contain multiple bodies has been found in Bangladesh after a border guard mutiny left some 100 people dead this week. |
| The discovery was made by the army in the border guards' compound in Dhaka. | The discovery was made by the army in the border guards' compound in Dhaka. |
| A mass grave thought to hold the bodies of 58 officers killed by the mutineers was found in the compound on Friday. | A mass grave thought to hold the bodies of 58 officers killed by the mutineers was found in the compound on Friday. |
| Some 70 officers remain missing after the two-day revolt ended on Thursday. The government says there will be no amnesty for the perpetrators. | Some 70 officers remain missing after the two-day revolt ended on Thursday. The government says there will be no amnesty for the perpetrators. |
| "We have found another mass grave. This one is in a garden. It's in a corner and well hidden," fire service operations chief Sheikh Mohammad Shahjalal told the AFP news agency. | "We have found another mass grave. This one is in a garden. It's in a corner and well hidden," fire service operations chief Sheikh Mohammad Shahjalal told the AFP news agency. |
| "We have just started digging and have removed two dead bodies but we are sure there are more. We are not sure how many," he said. | "We have just started digging and have removed two dead bodies but we are sure there are more. We are not sure how many," he said. |
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| Late on Friday, the head of Bangladesh's armed forces pledged support for the government, despite reports of discontent among the military about the way the government had handled the mutiny. | |
| Gen Moin U Ahmed spoke after talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the capital, Dhaka. | Gen Moin U Ahmed spoke after talks with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in the capital, Dhaka. |
| Some officers have said the government should have quelled the mutiny by the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR)by force, not talks, arguing this might have saved the lives of some of their colleagues. | |
| They also said they were angry that the government had initially offered the mutineers an amnesty. | |
| However, the government later declared that the men responsible for the deaths would be punished. | |
| "No-one has the right to kill anyone," Sheikh Hasina was later reported as saying. | |
| At least 200 suspected mutineers have been arrested. They were held while trying to escape dressed in civilian clothes from the barracks. | |
| The mutiny was reportedly triggered by a spontaneous row over pay and conditions, although some officials say the revolt may have been planned. | |
| Three days of official mourning began on Friday and will end at midnight on Sunday. |