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Bangladesh lowers army death toll in mutiny
Mon Mar 2, 2009 1:19pm EST
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DHAKA (Reuters) - Tens of thousands of Bangladeshis attended a state funeral on Monday for dozens of army officers killed in a mutiny, as a think-tank warned there was a risk of further conflict.
The rebellion by paramilitary troops at their Dhaka headquarters last week was put down within two days, but highlighted the challenges facing a 2-month-old government.
The mutiny by Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) border guards, over pay and the command structure, spread to a dozen smaller towns across Bangladesh.
At a mass funeral in the capital on Monday, national and army flags were draped over the coffins. Buglers played the Last Post and relatives wept.
"He has paid so dearly for all the good services rendered to the country. I only pray he gets justice from God and peace in heaven," said the wife of a dead officer.
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina has ordered special tribunals to try the killers and has sought help from the U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation and Britain's Scotland Yard.
Police said they had identified up to 1,000 BDR members as suspects, and some could be charged with murder.
Troops fanned out across the country on Monday to hunt fugitive mutineers. "Operation Rebel Hunt is progressing well," a security official said, without giving details.
Casualty figures varied. Lieutenant-General Sina Ibne Jamali, chief of the army general staff, told reporters late on Monday 56 bodies of officers had been recovered and seven officers were still missing.
Earlier, the defense ministry's press wing and army headquarters had said 65 bodies had been found and more than 70 officers were missing.
Television reports later quoted Jamali as saying the differences in numbers were caused by confusion over how many officers attended a meeting with BDR troops on Wednesday at which the mutiny erupted.
He said 40 officers were "rescued alive," but did not say from where. Many of the bodies had been buried in mass graves or hidden in sewers and drains by the mutineers.
COUP THREAT "REDUCED"
The International Crisis Group, a Brussels-based think tank, said the spread of mutinies to other BDR barracks had threatened to spark violence across the country and raised fears of retaliation by the military, including a takeover of government.
"But steps taken by the government appear to have reduced the threat of any coup," it added. "It highlights Bangladesh as a significant conflict risk alert for March, as tensions within and surrounding the military continue to simmer." Continued...
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