Death row convict in BDR mutiny case dies at DMCH
A man, who was sentenced to death in the BDR mutiny case, died at Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH) in the early hours of Saturday.
The deceased was identified as Abdul Baten, 70, son of Idris Mia.
Inspector Bachhu Mia, In-charge of DMCH police camp, said Baten fell sick at Dhaka Central Jail in Keraniganj and was taken to the hospital on Friday night where the on-duty doctor declared him dead around 1:30am today. His body was kept at DMCH’s morgue for autopsy.
Baten was sentenced to death in connection with the mutiny in the now defunct BDR in 2017.
On February 25, 2009, several hundred BDR soldiers took arms against their officials deputed from the army at Durbar Hall during their annual gathering at the paramilitary headquarters in Dhaka, leaving 74 people including 57 army officers killed.
