Failed paramilitary mutiny
1994 Bangladesh Ansar mutiny |
---|
Date | 1-4 December 1994 |
---|
Location | |
---|
Status |
Defeat of Ansar mutineers |
---|
|
Belligerents |
---|
Bangladesh
|
Mutineers from the Bangladesh Ansar |
Casualties and losses |
---|
Unknown |
1-2 mutineers dead, 12-40 mutineers injured |
The Bangladesh Ansar mutiny was a mutiny staged from 1 December to 4 December 1994,[1] in Shafipur and Khilgaon by a section of the Bangladesh Ansar, a paramilitary force tasked with providing security to government installations and aiding law enforcement in Bangladesh.[2][3] The mutiny prompted a series of reforms by the government.[3]