BDR Mutiny | Photo 03

A member of the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), which showed up along with the Army to take up position at a side road about 50 m away from the entrance to the BDR HQ. After hours of waiting by the sidelines, the crowd kept trying to creep out onto the main road for a better look, regardless of danger. Nearly 12 hours into an armed rebellion to seek better pay and break army control, the Bangladesh Rifles said Wednesday night they would not surrender arms until the army was fully withdrawn from around the Peelkhana headquarters and 46 BDR units countrywide.