Death toll rises in Bangladesh after mutiny by border guards

Firefighters today resumed their search of the headquarters compound of Bangladesh’s border guards after uncovering the grisly results of the force’s two-day mutiny – dozens of senior officers massacred, their bodies hurriedly dumped into shallow graves and sewers.

Nine more bodies were dug up two mass graves, according to firefighter Sheikh Mohammad Shahjalal, bringing the official death toll to 75. Among the dead was Major General Shakil Ahmed, the commander of the guards.