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| UK team probes Bangladesh mutiny | UK team probes Bangladesh mutiny |
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| A team from Britain's Scotland Yard has arrived in Bangladesh to help with the investigation into a border guard mutiny that left at least 74 dead. | A team from Britain's Scotland Yard has arrived in Bangladesh to help with the investigation into a border guard mutiny that left at least 74 dead. |
| The four-member team was invited by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and will work with local and US detectives. | The four-member team was invited by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and will work with local and US detectives. |
| Sheikh Hasina has said last month's mutiny was part of a conspiracy to bring down her new government. | Sheikh Hasina has said last month's mutiny was part of a conspiracy to bring down her new government. |
| Hundreds of guardsmen have been arrested in connection with the mutiny but hundreds more are still sought. | Hundreds of guardsmen have been arrested in connection with the mutiny but hundreds more are still sought. |
| Wider conspiracy | Wider conspiracy |
| According to the British High Commission in Dhaka, the UK team will provide expertise into how Scotland Yard structures and carries out complex investigations. | According to the British High Commission in Dhaka, the UK team will provide expertise into how Scotland Yard structures and carries out complex investigations. |
| The mutineers will be tried by special tribunals... We also do not rule out putting them on court martial Shafique Ahmed, law minister Test of Hasina's mettleQ&A: Border guards mutiny | The mutineers will be tried by special tribunals... We also do not rule out putting them on court martial Shafique Ahmed, law minister Test of Hasina's mettleQ&A: Border guards mutiny |
| High Commissioner Stephen Evans said that "Scotland Yard is at the cutting edge of criminal investigations" and that he was glad Britain could offer Bangladesh assistance at this time. | High Commissioner Stephen Evans said that "Scotland Yard is at the cutting edge of criminal investigations" and that he was glad Britain could offer Bangladesh assistance at this time. |
| Two FBI detectives arrived last weekend. | Two FBI detectives arrived last weekend. |
| The BBC's Mark Dummett in Dhaka says the outside help was invited after the government began to suspect that the mutiny by the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) was not a simple revolt over pay, as the mutineers themselves stated, but perhaps part of a wider conspiracy. | The BBC's Mark Dummett in Dhaka says the outside help was invited after the government began to suspect that the mutiny by the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) was not a simple revolt over pay, as the mutineers themselves stated, but perhaps part of a wider conspiracy. |
| The BDR is chiefly responsible for guarding the country's borders and its officers are drawn from the regular army. | The BDR is chiefly responsible for guarding the country's borders and its officers are drawn from the regular army. |
| The mutiny began on 25 February at the BDR annual meeting at its headquarters in Dhaka but briefly spread to other barracks across the country. | The mutiny began on 25 February at the BDR annual meeting at its headquarters in Dhaka but briefly spread to other barracks across the country. |
| The rebels surrendered after 33 hours but they killed at least 57 of their officers, including their commander. His wife and a number of other officers' wives were also killed. | The rebels surrendered after 33 hours but they killed at least 57 of their officers, including their commander. His wife and a number of other officers' wives were also killed. |
| Sheikh Hasina's relations with the military have been testedMany of the bodies were found to have been mutilated. A handful of civilians died in the crossfire. | Sheikh Hasina's relations with the military have been testedMany of the bodies were found to have been mutilated. A handful of civilians died in the crossfire. |
| The prime minister won praise from many in Bangladesh for her handling of the situation and in averting a coup. | The prime minister won praise from many in Bangladesh for her handling of the situation and in averting a coup. |
| But our correspondent says that her government has undoubtedly been shaken by the mutiny and relations with the army remain low. | |
| An audio recording of a subsequent meeting between her and about 2,000 army officers showed many were angry that troops were not sent in immediately. | An audio recording of a subsequent meeting between her and about 2,000 army officers showed many were angry that troops were not sent in immediately. |
| She was often drowned out by jeers as she tried to speak. | She was often drowned out by jeers as she tried to speak. |
| Law minister Shafique Ahmed has said there may be special tribunals or courts martial for the mutineers. | Law minister Shafique Ahmed has said there may be special tribunals or courts martial for the mutineers. |
| Charges already drawn include conspiracy to kill officers and civilians, using weapons and explosives, creating panic, looting and trying to hide bodies. | Charges already drawn include conspiracy to kill officers and civilians, using weapons and explosives, creating panic, looting and trying to hide bodies. |