1977 Bogra mutiny

The 1977 Bogra mutiny was a mutiny in Bogra Cantonment on 30 September 1977.[2][3]

1977 Bogra mutiny
Date30 September 1977
Location
Bogra
Status Defeat of the mutineers[1]
Belligerents
Bangladesh Army Mutineers from the 22nd Bengal Regiment

Background

Ziaur Rahman was the chief of Army Staff, he served as the chief Martial law administrator after the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On 21 April 1977 President Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem resigned and Zia became president of Bangladesh.[4][5] On July 1977 the Bogra cantonment saw another mutiny which led to the mutinous unit being disbanded. The cause behind the mutiny was resented over pay increase which were deemed insufficient.[6]

Events

The mutiny took place in Bogra cantonment under the leadership of Lieutenant Colonel Zaman. The government of Bangladesh was preoccupied with Japan Airlines Flight 472 which was hijacked and had landed in Dhaka.[7] Enlisted men had killed their officers and there were reports of gunfire in Bogra town.[8] The 22nd Bengal Regiment had mutinied. After the mutiny had failed, hundreds of soldiers were executed and buried in mass graves in Rajshahi.[9]

References
  1. Chakrabarti, S. K. (1978). The Evolution of Politics in Bangladesh, 1947-1978. Associated. p. 251.
  2. Rahman, Syedur (2010). Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh. Scarecrow Press. p. 55. ISBN 9780810874534.
  3. "Sepoy Unrest in Bogra". wikileaks.org. 1 October 1977. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  4. Ahamed, Emajuddin. "Rahman, Shahid Ziaur". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  5. "Ziaur Rahman president of Bangladesh". britannica.com. Encyclopædia Britannica. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  6. "Sepoy Unrest in Bogra". wikileaks.org. 30 September 1977. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  7. Roy, Asish Kumar (2002). Praetorian politics in Bangladesh, 1975-1981. Progressive Publishers. pp. 78, 207. OCLC 491399557.
  8. "Bangladesh Mutiny". wikileaks.org. 4 October 1977. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
  9. "Clandestine killings in the Bangladesh Army". Daily Observer. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

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