Bangladesh guard mutiny is over
Military presence on the streets of Dhaka
Bangladeshi border guards have ended their two-day mutiny, surrendering their weapons and freeing all hostages.
A government spokesman said the crisis in Dhaka was over, as the toll stood at 20 dead and dozens injured, lower than a previous estimate of 50 dead.
The statement came after tanks surrounded the guards' barracks and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina threatened tough action unless they surrendered.
It is unclear if mutineers at bases outside Dhaka have also surrendered.
"All the rebel troops have surrendered with their arms and the process has been completed," Sheikh Hasina's spokesman Abul Kalam Azad said of the Dhaka mutineers.
He urged rebel troops from the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) outside the capital to lay down their arms as well.
The bodies of nine army officers have been recovered from the BDR complex, apparently killed by the mutineers.
Military officials said they are searching the complex for more than 100 missing officers. Some are thought to have hidden in manholes.
Seven BDR troopers were also killed in the clashes, along with four civilians, including one boy.
Negotiations
Army tanks had been positioned around the border force's headquarters in Dhaka where the rank-and-file guards had mutinied over pay and conditions.
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The average BDR trooper earns about $70 (
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