BDR mutiny fuelled by rumour
Monday, 10 May 2010
The outgoing Director General of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), Maj Gen Mainul Islam, Sunday said the BDR mutiny was fuelled by the spread of rumour by some over enthusiastic people, reports UNB.
"Some over enthusiastic people spread rumour to create chaos… it was one-sided but sounded sweet. People have listened to it with interest," he told reporters in reply to a question during a press briefing at the BDR headquarters.
Gen Mainul said the gunshots that took place by rebel BDR jawans were not pre-planned. It was found during inquiry that a few among the mutineers raised questions over the gun firing.
Gen Mainul joined as the director general of BDR on February 27 last year, just a day after the February 25-26 mutiny at the Pilkhana headquarters of BDR that killed some 73 people, including 57 army officers.
Sunday was his last day in office as BDR DG as Maj Gen Mainul is returning to Bangladesh Army. He will be replaced by former Ansar and VDP director general Maj Gen Rafiqul Islam.
Asked if the mutiny was provoked from outside or aided by militants, Gen Mainul said it is not possible to say, as the investigation process of BDR is based on court of inquiry, not like CID or other agencies.
Referring to unrests along Bangladesh-India and Bangladesh-Myanmar borders, the outgoing BDR chief said that some quarters often derive personal benefit by creating such border unrests.
He hoped that the borders will become fully peaceful soon through resolving the existing problems.
Maj Gen Mainul termed the post-BDR mutiny situation warlike and narrated how the border guards have been reorganised through establishing chain of command and reforms, trial of the BDR mutineers and other initiatives.
"Some over enthusiastic people spread rumour to create chaos… it was one-sided but sounded sweet. People have listened to it with interest," he told reporters in reply to a question during a press briefing at the BDR headquarters.
Gen Mainul said the gunshots that took place by rebel BDR jawans were not pre-planned. It was found during inquiry that a few among the mutineers raised questions over the gun firing.
Gen Mainul joined as the director general of BDR on February 27 last year, just a day after the February 25-26 mutiny at the Pilkhana headquarters of BDR that killed some 73 people, including 57 army officers.
Sunday was his last day in office as BDR DG as Maj Gen Mainul is returning to Bangladesh Army. He will be replaced by former Ansar and VDP director general Maj Gen Rafiqul Islam.
Asked if the mutiny was provoked from outside or aided by militants, Gen Mainul said it is not possible to say, as the investigation process of BDR is based on court of inquiry, not like CID or other agencies.
Referring to unrests along Bangladesh-India and Bangladesh-Myanmar borders, the outgoing BDR chief said that some quarters often derive personal benefit by creating such border unrests.
He hoped that the borders will become fully peaceful soon through resolving the existing problems.
Maj Gen Mainul termed the post-BDR mutiny situation warlike and narrated how the border guards have been reorganised through establishing chain of command and reforms, trial of the BDR mutineers and other initiatives.