1977 Bogra mutiny
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Date30 September 1977
Location
Bogra Cantonment, Rajshahi Division, Bangladesh
Status
Defeat of the mutineers[1]
| 1977 Bogra mutiny | |||||||
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| Belligerents | |||||||
 Opposition to Ziaur Rahman
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| Commanders and leaders | |||||||
  Ziaur Rahman Lt. Hafizur Rahman † |
Lt. Col. Zaman | ||||||
| Casualties and losses | |||||||
| 2 lieutenants killed | At least 100 executed[a] | ||||||
The 1977 Bogra mutiny was a mutiny in Bogra Cantonment, a military station near the city of Bogra in Bangladesh on 30 September 1977.[2]
When Ziaur Rahman was the Chief of Army Staff, he served as the Chief Martial Law Administrator after the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. On 21 April 1977 President Abu Sadat Mohammad Sayem resigned and Zia became president of Bangladesh.[3][4]
In July 1977, two months before the September uprising, the Bogra Cantonment had seen a mutiny which had led to the mutinous unit being disbanded. The cause behind that mutiny was resentment over an insufficient pay increase.[citation needed]