List of 1,800 absconding BDR men to be sent to local administrations
Tuesday, 7 April 2009
Authorities will send the list of 1800 absconding BDR personnel along with their photos and other details to all upazila and district administrations and intelligence units to hunt them down, report agencies.
These BDR personnel did not report to the BDR Headquarters within the deadline set by the authorities after the mutiny at Pilkhana on February 25-26.
"We don't think it'll be difficult to trace and arrest the absconding BDR men," BDR Director General (DG) and head of the paramilitary force's reorganisation sub-committee Major General Mainul Islam told reporters Monday after an hour-long meeting with Home Minister Sahara Khatun at her ministry.
The BDR chief apprised the minister of her meeting with the BSF DG in New Delhi and latest activities of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR).
Gen Mainul stressed the importance of quick restructuring of the border force battered by the bloody rebellion.
He said they are receiving opinions on reorganisation of the border force and the task needs to be completed as soon as possible for the betterment of the force and the country.
The BDR chief said confidence has not yet fully restored in the force following the incident and delay in reorganising the BDR after the bloody mutiny might cost the country
"The sooner we finish with the reorganisation the better it is for the country because the mistrust that had caused all the troubles had better be dispelled as early as possible," he said.
Asked when the sub-committee would be presenting the recommendations, he said, "Soon."
Questioned why the army officers deputed to BDR are not wearing the BDR uniform, the general said, "It doesn't matter. I'll explain it later if people get really curious about it."
The BDR chief himself was donning army uniform as he was speaking to the media.
About the bodies of three BDR men still lying at the morgue of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), he said those are there for DNA tests.
These BDR personnel did not report to the BDR Headquarters within the deadline set by the authorities after the mutiny at Pilkhana on February 25-26.
"We don't think it'll be difficult to trace and arrest the absconding BDR men," BDR Director General (DG) and head of the paramilitary force's reorganisation sub-committee Major General Mainul Islam told reporters Monday after an hour-long meeting with Home Minister Sahara Khatun at her ministry.
The BDR chief apprised the minister of her meeting with the BSF DG in New Delhi and latest activities of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR).
Gen Mainul stressed the importance of quick restructuring of the border force battered by the bloody rebellion.
He said they are receiving opinions on reorganisation of the border force and the task needs to be completed as soon as possible for the betterment of the force and the country.
The BDR chief said confidence has not yet fully restored in the force following the incident and delay in reorganising the BDR after the bloody mutiny might cost the country
"The sooner we finish with the reorganisation the better it is for the country because the mistrust that had caused all the troubles had better be dispelled as early as possible," he said.
Asked when the sub-committee would be presenting the recommendations, he said, "Soon."
Questioned why the army officers deputed to BDR are not wearing the BDR uniform, the general said, "It doesn't matter. I'll explain it later if people get really curious about it."
The BDR chief himself was donning army uniform as he was speaking to the media.
About the bodies of three BDR men still lying at the morgue of Dhaka Medical College Hospital (DMCH), he said those are there for DNA tests.