Bangladeshi military ‘foils coup plot’

The Bangladeshi army spokesman Brigadier General Muhammad Masud Razzaq describes the coup plot at a press conference. Photograph: EPA

Up to 16 officers with ‘extreme religious views’ plotted to overthrow prime minister, Bangladeshi military claims By Associated Press in Dhaka The Bangladeshi military says it has foiled a plot by a group of hardline officers, their retired colleagues and Bangladeshi conspirators living abroad to overthrow the prime minister, Sheikh Hasina. The coup attempt underlined […]

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