28 February,2009 12:32 PM IST | | PTI
The brutality of the mutiny by the Bangladesh Rilfes (BDR) soldiers continued to unfold on Saturday with the discovery of two more mass graves containing bullet- riddled bodies of army officers at its headquarters here.
The two graves were unearthed by rescuers from army and fire brigade services, a day after the first one with 42 bodies of massacred officers, including BDR chief Maj Gen Shakil Ahmed, was found in the premises of the force's headquarters in Pilkhana area in the heart of the capital.
The death toll before the discovery of the new graves stood at 67. It was not known immediately known how many bodies were there in the graves, even as over 70 army officers were still believed to be missing.
"We have discovered two new mass graves as we resumed our searches this morning," a fire Brigade spokesman said.
Aided by sniffer dogs, security forces resumed the frantic search for more victims of the two-day revolt, which came to an end on Thursday with the surrender of the mutineers, this morning after few hours of recess overnight.
