293:. He mentioned, "Stringent legal measures will be taken against the persons involved in the conspiracy after proper investigation." The army spokesman underlined that banking on the army in the past, "different evil forces availed political gains and made abortive attempts to do so but as an institution, military still has to bear the stigma". non-resident Bangladeshi, Ishraq Ahmed, who was involved in the coup said the coup goal was topple Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina from “letting Bangladesh be 'turned into a
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289:, a defense analyst, said the country and its democratic structures were reasonably immune to interference. "Today's news about events in the army is worrying but will not cause any damage to democracy," he said. The military spokesperson also said the initial investigations found non-resident Bangladeshis (NRB) link to the plot while at least one of the officers, the fugitive Major, was linked to banned Islamist group
238:. The coup attempt had apparently been planned over several weeks or months with support of religious fanatics outside of Bangladesh. Military sources said that up to 16 hard-line Islamist officers were involved in the coup, with some of them being detained. Lieutenant colonel Ehsan Yusuf was arrested on 15 December 2011 and Major Zakir Hossain 31 December 2011.
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was a coup planned for 11–12 January 2012 that was stopped by the
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442:"Behind Bangladesh's Failed Coup Plot: A History of Violence"
625:"Bangladesh Army says it foiled a coup via Facebook"
500:"Bangladesh army 'foils coup' against Sheikh Hasina"
743:Sengupta, Ananya; Mohan, Archis (20 January 2012).
226:reported that the coup was an attempt to introduce
145:in Dhaka led to 56 officers being killed. Some 800
651:"Bangladesh authorities vow to hunt coup plotters"
599:"Bangladeshi army says it has foiled coup attempt"
525:Gottipati, Sruthi; Kumar, Hari (19 January 2012).
482:"Bangladesh military says it has foiled coup plot"
333:"Major Zia used UK mobile SIM to talk to officers"
311:List of coups d'état and coup attempts since 2010
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527:"Bangladesh Army Claims to Thwart Coup Attempt"
161:for their "involvement" in attempted murder of
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767:"Ishraq admits arrested men are his friends"
205:. His post on Facebook was published by the
702:Chowdhury, Syed Tashfin (24 January 2012).
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230:by Islamist military officers with ties to
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463:"Bangladesh army foils coup bid by rebels"
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385:"Delhi 'tip-off' helped foil coup"
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751:. Calcutta, India. Archived from
677:"Ishraq was to head 'new regime'"
597:Magnier, Mark (19 January 2012).
570:Habib, Haroon (25 January 2012).
301:and Ishraq Ahmed are on the run.
52:Military officers uprising failed
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1135:Solomon Islands (2000)
287:Sayed Mohammad Ibrahim
250:, former Ameer of the
79:Commanders and leaders
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152:Sheikh Mujibur Rahman
106:Casualties and losses
71:Rebel army officers,
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1527:Guinea-Bissau (2022)
1511:Burkina Faso (2022)
1346:Guinea-Bissau (2012)
1321:Guinea-Bissau (2011)
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1165:Côte d'Ivoire (2002)
1140:Côte d'Ivoire (2001)
1104:Côte d'Ivoire (1999)
1089:Guinea-Bissau (1998)
755:on January 23, 2012.
1567:Sierra Leone (2023)
1562:Burkina Faso (2023)
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1170:Burkina Faso (2003)
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799:. 12 September 2012
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395:on January 21, 2012
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365:. 28 February 2012
191:Army Officers Club
181:reported a failed
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1255:Madagascar (2006)
1240:Mauritania (2005)
1180:Mauritania (2003)
1069:Bangladesh (1996)
1024:Azerbaijan (1995)
969:Azerbaijan (1993)
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773:. 28 January 2012
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415:"Turbulent house"
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