Bangladesh: Lessons from the coup that failed

The year 2012 began with a new promise for Bangladesh's secular democracy: the Army on January 19 said it had foiled a coup attempt to topple the democratic government by a group of serving and retired army officers. Making the announcement, its spokesman, Brig. Gen. Muhammad Mashud Razzak, flanked by senior army officers, said 14-16 mid-level army officers might have been involved in the bid.

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