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Bangladesh court sentences 152 BDR men to death for 2009 mutiny

Dhaka:  A court in Bangladesh on Tuesday sentenced 152 people to death for their actions in a 2009 border guard mutiny in which 74 people, including 57 military commanders, were killed.Dhaka's Metropolitan Sessions Court Judge

India TV News Desk Updated on: November 05, 2013 17:05 IST





Bangladesh's military has staged 21 past coup attempts, and the amnesty offer and the government's handling of the case strained the military's relationship with Hasina, but she pledged to try those responsible.

The country's Criminal Investigation Department investigated and pressed charges against 850 people with serious crimes including murder and arson. Four of the accused died and 20 were tried in absentia.


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