[Bangla Daily Star] The army has foiled a "coup attempt to overthrow the present democratic government", a military front man said yesterday.
A band of religious fanatics, made up of mid-ranking officers and their retired colleagues, was involved in the failed putsch at the instigation of some non-resident Bangladeshis.
Possibly connected to our bosom friend and ally Pakistan? | Brigadier General Muhammad Mashud Razzaq, director of Personnel Services Directorate, made the disclosures at an unprecedented press briefing at the Army Officers Club in Dhaka cantonment. |