Bangladesh jails 657 border guards for 2009 mutiny
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DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — Hundreds of Bangladeshi border guards who challenged the government in a deadly 2009 mutiny have been sentenced to up to seven years in prison. The bloody mutiny – which killed 74 people, most of them commanding officers – erupted at a crucial time for Bangladesh’s troubled democracy, just two months after
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Bangladesh jails 657 more border guards for mutiny
DHAKA, Bangladesh (AP) — A Bangladesh court Monday sentenced 657 border guards to up to seven years in jail for a 2009 mutiny that killed 74 people, mostly commanding officers. More than 2,000 guards were accused of the mutiny and other cases are pending. The force’s chief Maj. Gen. Rafiqul Islam said Monday 108 guards
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