Bangladesh wants to look into a mutiny that happened way back in 2009. It was a big mess. A bunch of soldiers took a ton of weapons from their headquarters. They went on a rampage and killed a lot of people. The mutiny spread really fast. Thousands more soldiers grabbed weapons. They all sided with the mutineers.
The army had to come in and shut it down. When the dust settled, 74 people were dead. That included 57 army officials. The military courts punished hundreds of the mutineer soldiers. Some got death sentences. Others got a few years in prison. The UN said the trials were unfair.
The mutiny really shocked the country. An earlier investigation said the soldiers revolted because they were super angry. For years, they had wanted better pay and treatment, but no one listened.
The thing is that the first investigation happened when Sheikh Hasina was the prime minister. She got overthrown in a revolution in August, though. She ran away to India after that. Ever since she fell from power, the families of the killed soldiers have been making a stink. They want a new investigation. They keep saying that Hasina planned the whole mutiny to weaken the military. That way, she could grab more power for herself. Coups happen a lot in Bangladesh, so she probably wanted to prevent that.
Some protesters even say India helped Hasina with this scheme. That accusation is definitely going to tick off India, which hasn't said anything about it yet.
The guy in charge of the new investigation is A L M Fazlur Rahman. He told reporters they wanted to figure out if any outsiders were involved in the horrible killings. People have been talking a lot about conspiracies, both domestic and international. They aim to get to the bottom of that.
Hasina ruled Bangladesh with an iron fist. Most people think India had her back. Now, the 77-year-old is hiding out in India. It's making the relationship between Bangladesh and India even worse.
On Monday, Bangladesh said they asked India to send Hasina back home. They want to charge her with massacres, killings, and crimes against humanity. It's a huge deal. Everyone is waiting to see what happens next in this crazy situation.
The army had to come in and shut it down. When the dust settled, 74 people were dead. That included 57 army officials. The military courts punished hundreds of the mutineer soldiers. Some got death sentences. Others got a few years in prison. The UN said the trials were unfair.
The mutiny really shocked the country. An earlier investigation said the soldiers revolted because they were super angry. For years, they had wanted better pay and treatment, but no one listened.
The thing is that the first investigation happened when Sheikh Hasina was the prime minister. She got overthrown in a revolution in August, though. She ran away to India after that. Ever since she fell from power, the families of the killed soldiers have been making a stink. They want a new investigation. They keep saying that Hasina planned the whole mutiny to weaken the military. That way, she could grab more power for herself. Coups happen a lot in Bangladesh, so she probably wanted to prevent that.
Some protesters even say India helped Hasina with this scheme. That accusation is definitely going to tick off India, which hasn't said anything about it yet.
The guy in charge of the new investigation is A L M Fazlur Rahman. He told reporters they wanted to figure out if any outsiders were involved in the horrible killings. People have been talking a lot about conspiracies, both domestic and international. They aim to get to the bottom of that.
Hasina ruled Bangladesh with an iron fist. Most people think India had her back. Now, the 77-year-old is hiding out in India. It's making the relationship between Bangladesh and India even worse.
On Monday, Bangladesh said they asked India to send Hasina back home. They want to charge her with massacres, killings, and crimes against humanity. It's a huge deal. Everyone is waiting to see what happens next in this crazy situation.
