BDR needs reorganisation at the earliest
Sunday, 26 April 2009
Many of the BDR jawans became liabilities for what they have done.
The borders of Bangladesh remain largely unguarded because the unfortunate Peelkhana incident of December 25. BDR, once a fine force, needs to be built afresh. The surviving BDR officers from the army have not gone back to their command. The BDR troops are carrying out routine patrol of the borders without supervision of their officers.
How many of them would remain in service only the future can tell. It is a difficult task to ascertain accurately who indulged in the mutiny and who did not. Therefore, one view supports their en masse expulsion. The armoury of the BDR was also depleted by the mutineers.
The first line of defence, therefore, has been weakened. It has been badly battered. Indeed, this is bad news for the country. The BDR was singularly entrusted with the task of preventing smuggling. Particularly, smuggling out of fuel oil and fertilisers, could be damaging for the economy. Weakened BDR threatens the economy in several ways.
Proper and a speedy reorganisation of the BDR, should, therefore, get the highest priority from the government. The government must address the task with the urgency and seriousness it deserves.
M M Nurunnabi
Mirpur
Dhaka
The borders of Bangladesh remain largely unguarded because the unfortunate Peelkhana incident of December 25. BDR, once a fine force, needs to be built afresh. The surviving BDR officers from the army have not gone back to their command. The BDR troops are carrying out routine patrol of the borders without supervision of their officers.
How many of them would remain in service only the future can tell. It is a difficult task to ascertain accurately who indulged in the mutiny and who did not. Therefore, one view supports their en masse expulsion. The armoury of the BDR was also depleted by the mutineers.
The first line of defence, therefore, has been weakened. It has been badly battered. Indeed, this is bad news for the country. The BDR was singularly entrusted with the task of preventing smuggling. Particularly, smuggling out of fuel oil and fertilisers, could be damaging for the economy. Weakened BDR threatens the economy in several ways.
Proper and a speedy reorganisation of the BDR, should, therefore, get the highest priority from the government. The government must address the task with the urgency and seriousness it deserves.
M M Nurunnabi
Mirpur
Dhaka