Skip linksSkip to Content
play
Live
Navigation menu
  • News
    • Africa
    • Asia
    • US & Canada
    • Latin America
    • Europe
    • Asia Pacific
  • Middle East
  • Explained
  • Opinion
  • Sport
  • Video
    • Features
    • Economy
    • Human Rights
    • Climate Crisis
    • Investigations
    • Interactives
    • In Pictures
    • Science & Technology
    • Podcasts
play
Live

In Pictures

Gallery

Bangladesh mutiny

Photo Gallery Bangladesh
Soldiers of the Bangladesh Rifles, a paramilitary force, began a mutiny on Wednesday in the capital Dhaka that has claimed more than 80 lives [AFP]
Published On 1 Mar 20091 Mar 2009
facebooktwitterwhatsappcopylink
Photo Gallery Bangladesh
The insurrection is believed to have erupted over frustrations that the guards' pay has failed to keep pace with soldiers in the army [AFP]
Advertisement
bangladesh photo gallery
Using mortars and automatic weapons, the army battled the BDR to try to free the officers and a local state minister who had been taken hostage by the mutineers [AFP]
Photo Gallery Bangladesh
The day before the mutiny Sheikh Hasina, the Bangladeshi prime minister, had visited the BDR’s headquarters and urged them to become "more disciplined and remain ever ready to guard the country's frontiers" [AFP]
Bangladesh has a history of military coups and uprisings, and it is only months since two years of military rule ended in the country [Reuters]
Photo Gallery Bangladesh
Beyond the capital, sporadic fighting was reported at several guard posts around the country, including in Chittagong, the second largest city [AFP]
After Sheik Hasina threatened to put down the mutiny by force and sent tanks into the streets, the mutineers surrendered and army troops entered the compound [AFP]
Advertisement
Dozens of murdered officers were found, dumped into massgraves and sewers [AFP]


    • About Us
    • Code of Ethics
    • Terms and Conditions
    • EU/EEA Regulatory Notice
    • Privacy Policy
    • Cookie Policy
    • Cookie Preferences
    • Sitemap
    • Work for us
    • Contact Us
    • User Accounts Help
    • Advertise with us
    • Stay Connected
    • Newsletters
    • Channel Finder
    • TV Schedule
    • Podcasts
    • Submit a Tip
    • Al Jazeera Arabic
    • Al Jazeera English
    • Al Jazeera Investigative Unit
    • Al Jazeera Mubasher
    • Al Jazeera Documentary
    • Al Jazeera Balkans
    • AJ+
    • Al Jazeera Centre for Studies
    • Al Jazeera Media Institute
    • Learn Arabic
    • Al Jazeera Centre for Public Liberties & Human Rights
    • Al Jazeera Forum
    • Al Jazeera Hotel Partners

Follow Al Jazeera English:

  • facebook
  • twitter
  • youtube
  • instagram-colored-outline
  • rss
Al Jazeera Media Network logo
© 2025 Al Jazeera Media Network