peacekeeping missions, which come wholesale nfl jerseys with generous perks; and better facilities.

The mutiny broke out on the border guards leafy Dhaka compound, an oasis inside the city complete with its own rose garden and a small zoo.

By the time the insurrection ended, 74 people were dead, including 57 military commanders. Corpses were found stuffed inside manholes and buried in mass graves.

The case exposed deep tensions between the government and the military. The military was furious with Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina for negotiating with the mutineers instead of allowing the army to attack. In Bangladesh, a desperately poor South Asian nation with a history of catastrophe, army leaders have attempted to overthrow the government 21 times, twice successfully.

Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Court Judge Md Akhtaruzzaman announced the verdicts in a packed courtroom under tight security.

Besides the death sentences, 161 people were sentenced to life in prison; 262 people received prison terms between three and 10 years; and 271 people were acquitted.

Maj. Gen. Aziz Ahmed, director general of the Bangladesh Border Guards, said he was satisfied with the outcome.

was a huge massacre. We are glad that justice has been delivered, he said.

The defence vowed to appeal.

New York based Human Rights Watch has criticized the legal proceedings and called for a new trial. The group said at least 47 suspects have died in custody cheap jerseys while the suspects have had limited access to lawyers.

hundreds of people en masse in one giant courtroom, where the accused have little or no access to lawyers is an affront to international legal standards, said Brad Adams, Asia director at Human Rights Watch, in a statement on Oct. 29.