Non-lethal weapons best choice in combating conflict, seminar told
Friday, 25 July 2008
Non-lethal weapons will be the best choice in combating conflict in the near future, it was stated in conclusion at a US-sponsored military meet here Thursday, reports UNB.
"Now the collateral damage to human casualties resulting from military operation is not generally acceptable to society. The concept of using non-lethal weapons is increasingly getting popularity to both military forces and civil law-enforcing agencies," said Chief of Naval Staff Vice-Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam.
He expressed the views speaking as chief guest in the concluding ceremony of the three-day Non-lethal Weapons Executive seminar (NOLES), jointly organised by Bangladesh Navy and US Marine Corps Force, Pacific, at the Radisson Garden Hotel. He distributed certificates among the participants.
Besides Bangladesh and the USA, 12 other Pacific regional countries-Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands, East Timor, Vanuatu and Vietnam-took part in the seminar.
The seminar was conducted to improve the ability of armed forces and other security agencies of participating countries to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster relief and peacekeeping missions, said ISPR.
The seminar discussed and educated the military men on utilisation of non-lethal weapons and tactics to maintain peace and seek new ways to handle unrest in peacekeeping operation sceneries and other situations involving civilians.
The aim of the seminar was to promote the use of non-lethal weapons to minimise loss of life and damage to infrastructure as well as seeking ways to handle unrest in order to prevent or stop human-rights violation during any peacekeeping operation.
Practical demonstrations were also shown about the use of non-lethal weapons.
Bangladesh organised the seminar for a second time, the first one having taken place in 2002.
Participants from Bangladesh Army, Navy, Air Force, BDR, Coast Guard and police, RAB, Ansar-VDP, the Fire Service and Civil Defence attended the seminar.
United States Pacific Marine Force Commander Lt. General Richard C Zilmer and US Charge D' Affaires in Bangladesh Geeta Pasi, among others, were present on the occasion.
"Now the collateral damage to human casualties resulting from military operation is not generally acceptable to society. The concept of using non-lethal weapons is increasingly getting popularity to both military forces and civil law-enforcing agencies," said Chief of Naval Staff Vice-Admiral Sarwar Jahan Nizam.
He expressed the views speaking as chief guest in the concluding ceremony of the three-day Non-lethal Weapons Executive seminar (NOLES), jointly organised by Bangladesh Navy and US Marine Corps Force, Pacific, at the Radisson Garden Hotel. He distributed certificates among the participants.
Besides Bangladesh and the USA, 12 other Pacific regional countries-Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, the Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea, the Philippines, Solomon Islands, East Timor, Vanuatu and Vietnam-took part in the seminar.
The seminar was conducted to improve the ability of armed forces and other security agencies of participating countries to conduct humanitarian assistance and disaster relief and peacekeeping missions, said ISPR.
The seminar discussed and educated the military men on utilisation of non-lethal weapons and tactics to maintain peace and seek new ways to handle unrest in peacekeeping operation sceneries and other situations involving civilians.
The aim of the seminar was to promote the use of non-lethal weapons to minimise loss of life and damage to infrastructure as well as seeking ways to handle unrest in order to prevent or stop human-rights violation during any peacekeeping operation.
Practical demonstrations were also shown about the use of non-lethal weapons.
Bangladesh organised the seminar for a second time, the first one having taken place in 2002.
Participants from Bangladesh Army, Navy, Air Force, BDR, Coast Guard and police, RAB, Ansar-VDP, the Fire Service and Civil Defence attended the seminar.
United States Pacific Marine Force Commander Lt. General Richard C Zilmer and US Charge D' Affaires in Bangladesh Geeta Pasi, among others, were present on the occasion.