1994 Bangladesh Ansar mutiny

1994 Bangladesh Ansar Mutiny
Date1-4 December 1994
Location
Shafipur and Khilgaon, Bangladesh
Result Defeat of the Ansar mutineers
Belligerents
 Mutineers from the Bangladesh Ansar
Strength
Unknown At least 42 mutineers
Casualties and losses
Unknown 1-2 mutineers dead, 12-40 mutineers injured

The Bangladesh Ansar mutiny was a mutiny staged from 1 December to 4 December 1994, in Shafipur and Khilgaon by a section of the Bangladesh Ansar, a paramilitary force tasked with providing security to government installations and aiding law enforcement in Bangladesh. The mutiny prompted a series of reforms by the government.

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