520 BDR men arrested from eight dists
Tuesday, 19 May 2009
The police arrested 520 more border guards Monday from Rajshahi, Chapainawabganj, Sunamganj, Moulvibazar, Khagrhachharhi, Cox's Bazar, Mymensingh and Jamalpur on charges of sedition pressed after the February 25-26 BDR mutiny, reports bdnews24.com.
The arrests pushed the count outside capital Dhaka to over 1,500.
Among them, 93 were detained in Rajshahi, 78 from Khagrachharhi, 106 at Cox's Bazaar, 23 from Sunamganj, 30 from Chapainawabganj, 44 from Jamalpur, 54 from Naogaon, 43 from Moulavibazar, and 49 from Mymensingh. Courts sent all of them to jail.
Khagrhachhari
Khagrhachhari sector headquarters saw 27 of its men nabbed and 51 arrested from 30 Rifles Battalion deployed in Panchharhi Upazila.
The police had arrested another 102 BDR men Thursday from Khagrhachharhi.
Cox's Bazar
In the presence of army troopers, the police arrested 106 BDR men Monday morning from 30 Rifles Battalion and a civilian from Teknaf.
Earlier Wednesday, 102 BDR members had been arrested from Cox's Bazar.
Jamalpur
The police arrested 44 border guards Monday from 6 Rifles Battalion at Jamalpur.
Rajshahi
The police detained 93 border guards Monday in Rajshahi in a sedition case.
Of the arrested, 65 were picked up from 37 Rifles Battalion and 28 from Rajshahi sector headquarters.
The security arrangements in and around the court premises have also been tightened.
Chapainawabganj
Police and RAB arrested 30 BDR men Monday from 39 Rifles Battalion headquarters in Chapainawabganj.
The arrestees included a 'subedar', three havildars, five lance naiks, 16 jawans and a cook.
Sunamganj
The police Monday arrested 23 BDR men from 8 Rifles Battalion posted in Sunamganj on charges of their involvement in the BDR mutiny.
Mymensingh
Mymensingh Kotwali police Monday arrested 49 BDR men including five subedars from 45 Rifles Battalion posted in Mymensingh on charges of their involvement in the BDR mutiny.
Moulvibazar
The police Monday arrested 43 BDR men including a DAD, a naib subedar, four havildars, seven naiks, four lance naiks, 22 sepoys, a cook, a carpenter, a boot maker and a plumber from 14 Rifles Battalion at Srimangal, said Major Fida A Noor, the battalion commander.
After arrest, the border guards were produced before the court of the chief judicial magistrate Mahbub Murshed and were sent to jail.
Earlier, about 1000 BDR men were arrested from different sectors and battalions posted in greater Rangpur, Dinajpur, Rangamati, Bandarban, Cox's Bazar, Feni, Jessore, Kushtia, Khulna, Khagrhachhari, Satkhira and Bandarban.
The Pilkhana headquarters in Dhaka witnessed a revolt and massacre committed by the rebel BDR men on February 25-26, which was followed by a number of revolts in other districts outside Dhaka.
The arrests pushed the count outside capital Dhaka to over 1,500.
Among them, 93 were detained in Rajshahi, 78 from Khagrachharhi, 106 at Cox's Bazaar, 23 from Sunamganj, 30 from Chapainawabganj, 44 from Jamalpur, 54 from Naogaon, 43 from Moulavibazar, and 49 from Mymensingh. Courts sent all of them to jail.
Khagrhachhari
Khagrhachhari sector headquarters saw 27 of its men nabbed and 51 arrested from 30 Rifles Battalion deployed in Panchharhi Upazila.
The police had arrested another 102 BDR men Thursday from Khagrhachharhi.
Cox's Bazar
In the presence of army troopers, the police arrested 106 BDR men Monday morning from 30 Rifles Battalion and a civilian from Teknaf.
Earlier Wednesday, 102 BDR members had been arrested from Cox's Bazar.
Jamalpur
The police arrested 44 border guards Monday from 6 Rifles Battalion at Jamalpur.
Rajshahi
The police detained 93 border guards Monday in Rajshahi in a sedition case.
Of the arrested, 65 were picked up from 37 Rifles Battalion and 28 from Rajshahi sector headquarters.
The security arrangements in and around the court premises have also been tightened.
Chapainawabganj
Police and RAB arrested 30 BDR men Monday from 39 Rifles Battalion headquarters in Chapainawabganj.
The arrestees included a 'subedar', three havildars, five lance naiks, 16 jawans and a cook.
Sunamganj
The police Monday arrested 23 BDR men from 8 Rifles Battalion posted in Sunamganj on charges of their involvement in the BDR mutiny.
Mymensingh
Mymensingh Kotwali police Monday arrested 49 BDR men including five subedars from 45 Rifles Battalion posted in Mymensingh on charges of their involvement in the BDR mutiny.
Moulvibazar
The police Monday arrested 43 BDR men including a DAD, a naib subedar, four havildars, seven naiks, four lance naiks, 22 sepoys, a cook, a carpenter, a boot maker and a plumber from 14 Rifles Battalion at Srimangal, said Major Fida A Noor, the battalion commander.
After arrest, the border guards were produced before the court of the chief judicial magistrate Mahbub Murshed and were sent to jail.
Earlier, about 1000 BDR men were arrested from different sectors and battalions posted in greater Rangpur, Dinajpur, Rangamati, Bandarban, Cox's Bazar, Feni, Jessore, Kushtia, Khulna, Khagrhachhari, Satkhira and Bandarban.
The Pilkhana headquarters in Dhaka witnessed a revolt and massacre committed by the rebel BDR men on February 25-26, which was followed by a number of revolts in other districts outside Dhaka.