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Murder charges filed against 1,000 BDR soldiers

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Posted: Mar 01, 2009 at 1541 hrs IST
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Dhaka Murder charges were filed against over 1,000 personnel of Bangladesh's paramilitary force BDR following the 33-hour mutiny by them during which they killed 73 Army officers, even as the Government said the revolt was ‘well-orchestrated’ and that a group of ‘outsiders’ was also involved in the carnage.

Besides filing murder charges, orders had been issued throughout the country to look out for those involved in the revolt last Wednesday, a police source said.

As the newly-elected Sheikh Hasina Government grapples with the aftermath of the uprising, Cooperatives Minister Syed Ashraful Islam was quoted by the media as having said a group of people ‘outside’ BDR was also involved in the killings.

"Some evidences have already reached the Government," the minister said, adding that it was "well-orchestrated".

His remarks came amid reports that a Bangladeshi shipping magnate having close links with Pakistan's intelligence agencies was suspected to be behind the mutiny. But, there was no official word on this.

Meanwhile, Army and Fire Brigade personnel resumed search for some 72 Army officers missing after the revolt which began on Wednesday and ended the next day.

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