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10 more bodies found at BDR headquarters

10 more bodies found at BDR headquartersDhaka, Feb 28: Ten more bodies have been found after two more mass graves were opened during a rescue operation at the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters on Saturday.

On Friday, thirty-eight more bodies were found at the headquarters, including Major General Shakil Ahmed.

Ahmed ''s corpse was pitted with bullet holes and marks of bayonet charge. It had at least seven bullet wounds.

ROUNDUP: Death toll in Bangladesh mutiny rises to 62

Death toll in Bangladesh mutiny rises to 62Dhaka  - The death toll in the Bangladesh troop mutiny rose to 62 Friday with rescuers recovering more bodies of army officers from headquarters the paramilitary border guards in central Dhaka.

The rescue teams retrieved 38 bodies, including that of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) chief Major General Shakil Ahmed, from a mass grave inside the compound.

2ND LEAD: Investigation into Bangladesh mutiny launched

Investigation into Bangladesh mutiny launchedDhaka  - Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed Friday appointed a high-powered committee to launch an investigation into a mutiny at the border guard headquarters in central Dhaka which ended Thursday, officials have confirmed.

Authorities have also appointed Brigadier General Moinul Hossain as new chief of the country's paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles(BDR) force on Friday, as its former director general remains missing, presumably killed, following a mutiny two days ago.

38 more bodies found at BDR headquarters

38 more bodies found at BDR headquartersDhaka, Feb 27 : Thirty-eight more bodies were found on Friday during the rescue operation at the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters.

Thirty-four of the bodies were recovered from a fifteen-feet-deep hole located beside the BDR hospital mortuary while the other four bodies were recovered from a sewage-filled canal off the headquarters.

Army launches search for missing officers after mutineers surrender

Army launches search for missing officers after mutineers surrender Dhaka - Convoys of army troops Friday entered the headquarters of the paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) to search for missing army officers, while police arrested more than 200 border troops involved in a mutiny against their commanders two days ago.

"The army entered the compound with the prime minister's permission to join the ongoing search," said Home Minister Sahara Khatun, who visited the central Dhaka BDR headquarters after the troops' surrender on Thursday.

Dhaka tremors

The armed clash between soldiers of the Bangladesh Rifles (BR) and the army in Dhaka on Wednesday is a disturbing event for several reasons.

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