After the surrenders of arms, Bangladesh's Armed Police Battalion (APB) and Rapid Action Battalion (RAB) entered the besieged Headquarters Thursday evening and took control of the headquarters as the mutineers flew white flag.
They are searching for the missing officers dead or alive.
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People watch an army convoy moving toward the paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters in Dhaka, capital of Bangladesh, on Feb 26, 2009.BDR all laid down their arms while Bangladesh's Armed Police and elite-force RAB have entered the besieged BDR Headquarters Thursday evening, officials said. [Qamruzzaman/Xinhua]
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Home Minister Sahara Khatun, who visited the BDR Headquarters after two days of hectic trouble-shooting efforts, said the mutinous soldiers laid down their arms and returned to barracks.
She told the waiting reporters Thursday night that those army officers who were inside the headquarters came out as the holdup was over.
"We hope peace will return through this surrender," she said.
Police said 96 mutinous BDR members were arrested while fleeing the headquarters on Thursday.
The BDR has a manpower of 67,000 and its primary task is guarding the country's frontier. It is under Home Ministry, but its senior officers are all from the army.
Earlier, the BDR soldiers complained that the army officers repressed them physically and financially. They also raised corruption charges against their officers. They demanded removal of the army officers from their commanding positions countrywide.