The Bangladesh military said Thursday it foiled a plot by a group of hardline officers, their retired colleagues and Bangladeshi conspirators living abroad to overthrow Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.
The coup attempt underscored tension between Hasina’s government and elements of the military that has lingered since a 2009 mutiny.
Brig. Gen. Muhammad Masud Razzaq told a news conference the military has specific evidence that up to 16 current and former Bangladeshi military officers “with extreme religious views” were involved in the “heinous conspiracy.”
The plot was instigated by Bangladeshi conspirators living abroad, he added.
Two retired officers _ Lt. Col. Ehsan Yusuf and Maj. Zakir _ have been arrested, Razzaq said, but he did
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