Bangladesh prime minister threatens tough action on border guards
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina of Bangladesh warned that she’d take tough action against a mutiny by paramilitary border security guards if they did not surrender their weapons immediately. The violence arose from grievances on pay and treatment from army commanders. New York Times reporter Somini Sengupta joins the show to talk about the standoff in Bangladesh.
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