Bangladesh’s prime minister has offered a general amnesty to border guards to try to end the mutiny at their HQ in the capital, Dhaka, BBC Online reports wednesday.
Representatives who met Sheikh Hasina at her office have reportedly agreed the mutineers will lay down their arms.
Three people died and a number were wounded in the mutiny, which was said to be over pay, conditions, career advancement and alleged discrimination.
Sheikh Hasina and senior ministers met 14 of the renegade Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) troops at her office after they were escorted there from the HQ.
The prime minister offered the general amnesty and urged the paramilitaries to set free officers they had taken hostage.
She agreed to consider their demands, minister Jahangir Kabir Nanak told reporters.
The representatives of the mutineers have returned to the HQ but there is no confirmation that the mutiny has ended and there has been no release of hostages yet. The site is still surrounded by security forces.
