1996 Bangladeshi coup attempt

1996 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt
Date	May 1996
Location	Bangladesh
Result	Coup Fails Army chief of staff arrested and forced into retirement;
Belligerents
Government of Bangladesh; Bangladesh Army;	A section of Bangladesh Army led by the Chief of Army Staff;
Commanders and leaders
President of Bangladesh Abdur Rahman Biswas; Chief of General Staff Muhammad Mahbubur Rahman Mohammad Shubid Ali Bhuiyan; Ruhul Alam Chowdhury; M. A. Matin; Imam-uz-Zaman; Abdur Rahim; ;	Chief of Army Staff Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim G.H. Murshed Khan; Hameedur Rehman; ;
Units involved
9th Infantry Division (Bangladesh); Directorate General of Forces Intelligence; 14th Independent Engineer Brigade (Bangladesh);	11th Infantry Division (Bangladesh); 19th Infantry Division (Bangladesh); 24th Infantry Division (Bangladesh);
Strength
Unknown	Unknown
Casualties and losses
None	None

The 1996 Bangladesh coup d'état attempt was a coup attempt in Bangladesh. The coup was launched by Army Chief of Staff Abu Saleh Mohammad Nasim against the president of Bangladesh Abdur Rahman Biswas. The coup failed and the Army chief of staff was dismissed.