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Bangladesh Probes Deaths of Arrested Guards


The government of Bangladesh has ordered an investigation into the deaths in custody of 21 border guards held after a mutiny earlier this year that left dozens of people dead.

Officials earlier said four of the 21 deaths were suicides, while the others resulted from heart attacks and other causes.

A government official said the committee carrying out the investigation will have 15 days to submit its report on the deaths.

The probe was ordered after the U.S.-based Human Rights Watch questioned whether the detained guards were subjected to torture.

A separate government committee investigating the mutiny submitted a report to Bangladesh's home ministry on Thursday. No details from that probe have been released.

More than 1,800 border guards have been detained for questioning following the two-day revolt in Dhaka in February.

A total of 74 people were killed, including 57 army officers who commanded the guards.

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