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Bangladesh deploys army to catch mutineers
By FARID HOSSAIN,Associated Press Writer AP - 2 hours 57 minutes ago
DHAKA, Bangladesh - Bangladesh's government deployed soldiers across the country Monday to hunt for border guards who fled after a bloody mutiny left at least 148 people dead or missing.
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Home Minister Shahara Khatun said the soldiers will remain in the field "as long as necessary" as they help police and local authorities search for "the fugitive rebels."
The deployment comes a day after Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina met with military officials who were angry with how she handled the two-day mutiny that left the border guards' compound littered with the corpses of their superiors, who were mostly army officers.
The relationship between Hasina and the military is colored with mutual distrust. The mutiny _ the largest challenge she has faced since assuming power two months ago _ threatens to deteriorate relations even further, and has raised questions about the stability of the government. Impoverished Bangladesh has seen nearly two dozen successful and failed military coups in its 38-year history.
Monday's deployment was widely seen as a concession to military leaders still furious that she initially promised amnesty to the mutinous border guards.
Earlier in the day, air force jets flew overhead in salute as Bangladesh held a mass state funeral for 49 army officers and one family member killed in the insurrection.
President Zillur Rahman and army chief Gen. Moeen U. Ahmed led thousands of mourners at Muslim funeral prayers at a national parade ground in the capital, Dhaka.
Fifty flag-draped coffins, including two with remains of border guards chief Maj. Gen. Shakil Ahmed and his wife Nazneen, were later carried away for burial at a graveyard near military headquarters.
Hasina's government said it plans to form a tribunal to try those who organized last week's mutiny, which she has called "a planned massacre" that may have received outside help.
Meanwhile, police have charged more than 1,000 border guards with murder, arson and hostage-taking.
The revolt finally ended after negotiations, promises of amnesty and threats of military force. The government later withdrew its promise of amnesty for those directly responsible for the killings as it sought to repair its increasingly tense relations with the military.
Only 33 army officers are known to have survived the uprising that began Wednesday at the Bangladesh Rifles border force headquarters, where as many as 181 officers were present for an annual meeting. Rescuers have recovered 77 bodies, while 71 officers were still unaccounted for and presumed dead.
The rebellion apparently erupted over the guards' long-standing demands for parity in pay and other perks enjoyed by army officers, who lead the border forces.
The charges filed Sunday named six border guards _ including a deputy assistant director who led a team that negotiated the surrender with the government _ and left more than 1,000 unnamed. Thousands of border guards were at the headquarters when the mutiny began Wednesday, out of a total force of 67,000.
Some questioned whether the border guards acted on their own.
Ruling party spokesman Syed Ashraful Islam said initial evidence suggested the mutinous guards may have had outside assistance, but he did not elaborate.
Farukh Khan, a member of Hasina's Cabinet and a former army officer, dismissed claims the mutiny was over low pay and told Parliament on Sunday that it was part of a "deep-rooted conspiracy" by people who wanted to destabilize the country.
Bangladesh returned to democracy after elections in late December 2008, nearly two years after an army-backed interim government took over amid street protests demanding electoral reforms.
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Associated Press Writer Julhas Alam contributed to this report.
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