Mutinous soldiers of the Bangladesh Rifles stand inside their headquarters in Dhaka. Photo: Reuters Bangladesh Charges 1,000 Guards In Mutiny Massacre -- AP
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Bangladeshi police charged more than 1,000 border guards with murder and arson Sunday after a bloody mutiny in the capital that left as many as 148 people dead or missing, most of them army officers.
The government announced plans to form a special tribunal to try the border guards who organized the mutiny.
Of a total of 181 officers, only 33 are known to have survived the uprising at the Bangladesh Rifles border force headquarters in Dhaka, said army spokesman Brig. Gen. Mahmud Hossain.
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More News On The Bangladesh Mutiny/Massacre
Bangladesh: Body search continues amid retaliation fears -- CNN
Charges for Bangladesh mutineers -- BBC
Pakistan in the frame over Bangladesh uprising -- The Telegraph
Bangladesh police to charge 'mutineers' with murder -- ABC News (Australia)
More than 1000 charged over mutiny -- Sydney Morning Herald
Mutiny ringleaders named as body search continues -- WA Today
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