A mutiny by thousands of Bangladesh's border security guards spread outside the capital Dhaka Thursday, as Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina urged the rebels to surrender immediately.(AFP/Munir Uz Zaman)
Reuters said – Nearly 50 people were killed when paramilitary troops in Bangladesh fought among themselves during a mutiny in their headquarters over a pay dispute, a government minister said on Thursday.
The mutinous soldiers have been laying down their arms after accepting an offer of amnesty from the government, but the incident on Wednesday underscores the challenges facing Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
Hasina won elections in December that returned the impoverished South Asian country to democracy after nearly two years of army-backed emergency rule.
"Nearly 50 people have been killed in sporadic fighting in the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR)," Mohammad Quamrul Islam, state minister for law and parliamentary affairs, told reporters.
Officials said 50 stranded women and children were evacuated from the mutiny-hit BDR headquarters in the capital Dhaka after the rebels began laying down their arms.
No gun fire had been heard in the early hours of Thursday.
The mutiny erupted on Wednesday when at least five people were killed in shooting that broke out after enlisted men met officers to discuss a row over pay and the BDR command structure.
Source:http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090225/wl_nm/us_bangladesh_mutineers_1
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