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Dozens more bodies found at Bangladesh mutiny site

DHAKA, Bangladesh – Firefighters searching the headquarters compound of  Bangladesh 's  border guards  on Friday uncovered the grisly results of the force's two-day mutiny — dozens of senior officers massacred, their bodies hurriedly dumped into shallow graves and sewers. By nightfall, 44 bodies had been found, including the body of Maj. Gen. Shakil Ahmed, the commander of the guards, bringing the  confirmed death toll  to 66, fire official  Mizanur Rahman  said. Dozens more officers were missing. While newly elected  Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina  ended the revolt in two days, persuading the mutinous guards to surrender through promises of amnesty coupled with threats of military force , the insurrection raised new questions about stability in this poor South Asian nation. She said Friday that there would be no amnesty for the killers. And  Dhaka 's largest newspaper, the Daily Star, lauded Hasina in an editorial for "sagacious handling of the situation which resulted ...