Bangladesh: Information on a coup attempt by junior army officers in November 1990
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 April 1991 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | BGD8312 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Bangladesh: Information on a coup attempt by junior army officers in November 1990, 1 April 1991, BGD8312, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ab8918.html [accessed 18 May 2023] |
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Information on a coup attempt by junior army officers in November 1990 is currently unavailable to the IRBDC. However, an article in The New York Times on 9 December 1990 reports dissatisfaction among junior officers immediately prior to the resignation of General Ershad ("Revolution Brings Bangladesh Hope", 9 December 1990, 3). Elaborating on political unrest in Bangladesh and General Ershad's measures to contain it late in November 1990, the article paraphrases a former Bangladeshi army officer who said: "at that point, junior officers in the army began to criticize the President openly. Within a few days, members of the Bangladesh Rifles were laying down their arms rather than shoot protestors" (Ibid.).
Further information on the subject is currently unavailable to the IRBDC.
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The New York Times. 9 December 1990. "Revolution Brings Bangladesh Hope."; 1-3. (NEXIS)
