Media reports on BDR carnage speculative: Faruk

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Commerce Minister Lt Col (retd) Faruk Khan Monday questioned the veracity of newspaper reports on findings of the army probe report on BDR carnage, claiming that the newspaper reports are based on speculations, reports UNB.
"It was not known to anybody except the investigators about findings of the probe report and I think the newspaper reports were based on speculations," said Faruk Khan who has been assigned to coordinate the inquiry committees formed to investigate the BDR massacre.
Quoting the army probe report, a number of newspapers recently reported involvement of some Awami League lawmakers in the incident.
Awami League spokesman and LGRD Minister Syed Ashraful Islam said it appears from the newspaper reports that the inquiry report is half-done.
Faruk said the coordination committee would receive reports from subcommittees working on making recommendations on restructuring BDR today (Tuesday). "The reports would make recommendations on restructuring BDR, its new name, uniform, laws and motto," the Commerce Minister said.
He said the coordination committee would sit soon after receiving the report and place it before the government after necessary scrutiny. "The government wants to modernise the BDR through required changes so it can work as a modern force in line with the present necessity," he said.