FBI agrees to investigate Bangladesh's border guards' mutiny

FBI agrees to investigate Bangladesh's border guards' mutiny

DHAKA, March 4 (Xinhua) -- The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has agreed to help Bangladesh in forensic investigation into the border guards mutiny on Feb. 25, private news agency UNB reported on Wednesday quoting a U.S. government spokesman.
UNB said acting Deputy State Department spokesman Gordon Duguid told a regular press briefing in Washington on Tuesday that they have received a request from the Bangladesh government for the FBI to help in forensic investigation into the mutiny.
"I believe the FBI has agreed to do that," Duguid told a correspondent at the briefing. He, however, could not give further details about when, where and how the FBI will work.
Bangladesh's Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina sought the FBI assistance during telephone conversation with U.S. Assistant Secretary of State for South Asia Richard Boucher on March 1.
Boucher spoke on behalf of Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and offered the U.S. assistance.
More than 1,000 paramilitary border force Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) members staged mutiny against their commanding officer deputed from the army on Feb. 25 morning.
Following rounds of negotiations between the government and the mutinous BDR members, the mutiny ended on Feb. 26 evening as the mutineers all surrendered their arms.
The Bangladesh government and Bangladesh Army have respectively formed probe committees to investigate into the incident during which more than 50 army officers were killed while more than 10 civilians and BDR members were also dead.
Editor: Xiong Tong
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