1994 Bangladesh Ansar mutiny

Failed paramilitary mutiny February 2026 1994 Bangladesh Ansar Mutiny 1-4 December 1994 Shafipur and Khilgaon, Bangladesh Bangladesh Government of Bangladesh বর্ডার_গার্ড_বাংলাদেশের_পতাকা.svg Bangladesh Rifles Bangladesh_Police_Flag.svg Bangladesh Police Air_Force_Ensign_of_Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh Air Force Bangladesh Ansar-VDP Flag.svg Mutineers from the Bangladesh Ansar Unknown At least 42 mutineers Unknown 1-2 mutineers dead, 12-40 mutineers injured Defeat of the Ansar mutineers The Bangladesh Ansar mutiny was a mutiny staged from 1 December to 4 December 1994,https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/eoir/legacy/2013/11/07/ISSUES_PAPER_CHRONOLOGY-OF-EVENTS-JANUARY-1994-DECEMBER-1995.pdf Chronology of Events justice.gov https://web.archive.org/web/20240629080018/https://www.justice.gov/sites/default/files/eoir/legacy/2013/11/07/ISSUES_PAPER_CHRONOLOGY-OF-EVENTS-JANUARY-1994-DECEMBER-1995.pdf 12 December 2016 29 June 2024 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.Chowdhury Afsan April 2009 What Lies Below http://archive.thedailystar.net/forum/2009/april/below.htm Forum The Daily Star 12 December 2016 1 April 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220401022439/http://archive.thedailystar.net/forum/2009/april/below.htm dead The mutiny prompted a series of reforms by the government. Background The Ansar force was formed as the "East Pakistan Ansars" by the East Pakistan Ansars Act of 1948, and officially launched on 12 February 1948.http://www.ansarvdp.gov.bd/contentShow.php?action=showconts&id=4 About Bangladesh Ansar & VDP Bangladesh Ansar & VDP – Government of Bangladesh https://web.archive.org/web/20160312060541/http://www.ansarvdp.gov.bd/contentShow.php?action=showconts&id=4 12 March 2016 27 September 2010 From 1948 to 1972, it was under the National Service Board. In 1973, it was placed under the Ministry of Home Affairs and an Ansar cadre was formed in the Bangladesh Civil Service. Together with its sister organization Village Defence Party, it has millions of members including reserves.Ansar and Village Defence Party Events The Bangladesh Ansar mutinied in the Ansar Academy in Shafipur, and Khilgaon on 1 December 1994, demanding higher pay, job security and better treatment from officers.Economist Intelligence Unit 1995 Country Report: Bangladesh https://books.google.com/books?id=8MgbAQAAMAAJ&q=Ansar+mutiny+1994. The Unit 12 December 2016 The mutiny was ended on 4 December 1994, when a military operation was launched by Bangladesh Rifles, supported by the Bangladesh Police and helicopters from Bangladesh Air Force.bn:আনসার বিদ্রোহ: ১৯৯৪ সালে হেলিকপ্টার, মর্টার, রকেট লঞ্চার ও মেশিনগান দিয়ে যেভাবে দমন করা হয়েছিল বিদ্রোহী আনসারদের https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news-51397416 BBC Bangla 5 December 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20240827021737/https://www.bbc.com/bengali/news-51397416 27 August 2024 bn Official estimates place the death toll at 1 or 2 and 12-40 Ansar personnel were injured. Independent estimates place 30 mutineers among the casualty.http://www.bgb.gov.bd/index.php/bgb/page/46_border_guard_bn/86 Border Guard Bangladesh 12 December 2016 Aftermath Journalist and social critic, Farhad Mazhar, called the mutiny inevitable because of the social discrimination faced by members of Bangladesh Ansar. He was jailed for his views on the mutiny.January 1998 Farhad Mazhar:Left for what? http://old.himalmag.com/component/content/article/2403-farhad-mazharleft-for-what.html Himal 12 December 2016 20 December 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20161220100350/http://old.himalmag.com/component/content/article/2403-farhad-mazharleft-for-what.html dead Reform In response to the agitations, the government passed a series of acts in the Jatiya Sangsad. These include Ansar Bahini Act (1995), Battalion Ansar Act (1995) and the Village Defence Party Act (1995). Under these acts, the Ansar Bahini and the Battalion Ansars were declared a "Disciplined Force" in accordance with article 152 of the Constitution. The government set up Ansar VDP Bank where the members of Ansar-VDP were decided to be the shareholders. The bank also provides soft loans to Ansar members. References 30em Category:Bangladesh Ansar Category:1994 crimes in Bangladesh Category:1994 conflicts 1994 Category:Murder in Bangladesh Category:Mutinies Category:Hostage taking in Bangladesh Category:Military history of Bangladesh Category:History of Bangladesh (1971–present) Category:1994 in Dhaka Category:1994 in military history Category:Coups d'état in Bangladesh Category:1990s coups d'état Category:December 1994 in Bangladesh