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More mass graves discovered in Dhaka

February 28, 2009
The brutality of the mutiny by the Bangladesh Rifles soldiers continued to unfold on Saturday with the discovery of two more mass graves containing bullet-riddled bodies of army officers at its headquarters in Dhaka.

The two graves were unearthed by rescuers, a day after the first one with 42 bodies of massacred officers, including BDR chief Major General Shakil Ahmed, was found in the premises of the force's headquarters in Pilkhana area in the heart of the capital.

Image: Members of the Bangladesh Army prepare for a state funeral for slain Bangladesh Rifles officers in Dhaka

Text: Anisur Rahman/PTI | Photograph: Andrew Biraj/REUTERS

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