Dhaka -At least three people were killed and more than a dozen injured as Bangladeshi paramilitary border troops rebelled against their commanders on Wednesday.
One civilian and two army officers were killed and 14 other people injured in the fighting which stopped after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina Wazed announced a general amnesty for the rebel troops.
Dhaka- At least two people were killed and 14 injured as heavy small arms and mortar fire erupted inside the central Dhaka headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) on Wednesday, officials and witnesses said.
Regular army troops attempting to enter the headquarters of the paramilitary border troops were fired on and turned away by the soldiers inside the compound.
Dhaka, Feb 25: One person was killed and six others were injured after a fierce gun battle broke out between officers and personnel inside the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) here on Wednesday.
Official sources confirmed that a mutiny has taken place, and there were unconfirmed reports that the chief of the BDR, Major General Shakil Ahmed, had been killed.
According to the sources, the mutiny coincided with a meeting of senior Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) officers at the Pilkhana area headquarters.
Dhaka - Heavy small arms and mortar fire erupted inside the central Dhaka headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles on Wednesday morning, sparking fears of a military uprising.
Regular army troops attempting to enter the headquarters were fired on and turned away by the solders inside the compound.
Witnesses said several helicopters were approaching the Bangladesh Rifles border security force headquarters but could not confirm they had been fired upon.
Regular army units and police were seen evacuating civilians from the vicinity of the central Dhaka military compound. No casualty figures were immediately available.
Dhaka, Feb 23 : Bangladesh's newly elected President Zillur Rahman has said that both the neighbouring countries could work together for further strengthening the parliamentary democracy in the region.
"There are ample opportunities to work together for making our parliament as the main centre of decision making and accountability," Rahman said after his meeting with Chatterjee at Bangabhaban presidential palace.
Zillur was speaking with Indian Lok Sabha Speaker Somnath Chatterjee at Bangabhaban presidential palace on Sunday.
Dhaka - Divers recovered 12 more bodies from the Kirtankhola River Sunday, three days after a ferry capsized in Bangladesh's southern Barisal district, raising the death toll to 39.
"We have handed over 12 more bodies to the relatives who were in search of the missing passengers," an official at Bangladesh Inland Water Transport Authority in Barisal said. "A few more" people were still missing, he said.
The boat, carrying more than 100 passengers, sank Thursday in the middle of the river near Beltala, some 275 kilometres south of Dhaka, when a sand-laden cargo vessel hit the back of the ferry.
Dhaka -At least three people were killed and more than a dozen injured as Bangladeshi paramilitary border troops rebelled against their commanders on Wednesday.
Dhaka- At least two people were killed and 14 injured as heavy small arms and mortar fire erupted inside the central Dhaka headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) on Wednesday, officials and witnesses said.
Dhaka, Feb 25: One person was killed and six others were injured after a fierce gun battle broke out between officers and personnel inside the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) here on Wednesday.
Dhaka, Feb 23 : Bangladesh's newly elected President Zillur Rahman has said that both the neighbouring countries could work together for further strengthening the parliamentary democracy in the region.
Dhaka - Divers recovered 12 more bodies from the Kirtankhola River Sunday, three days after a ferry capsized in Bangladesh's southern Barisal district, raising the death toll to 39.
