The recent violence by BDR was utterly disproportionate and does not have any merit. What could justify the killing of Innocent by standers and Army's wives and daughters? This atrocities are condemned everywhere and they should be punished dearly and set an example. AL should not grant Amnesty to this inhuman people and they should be put to trial as early as possible. The grievances put forward BDR's are just a charade to commit atrocities and tarnish the image of the Army. Complain against the Dal-Bhat program is sheer ignorance cause they were done to help the people and there was no corruption involved.
So what BDR were trying to do? Was there any party involved? Why this sudden rush of killing? Was BNP or Jamaat involved? The truth will come out today or tomorrow and these people will surely going to get punished.In a modern world killing like that can not go unpunished.
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Commerce Minister Mohammad Faruk Khan said there might have been “other forces” behind the BDR mutiny and a high-powered investigation committee has already been formed yesterday to dig out the actual facts.
“We are suspecting involvement of other elements behind such an unfortunate incident at BDR headquarters Wednesday,” he said adding that this forces exploited emotions of deprived soldiers.
He was speaking at the inaugural ceremony of the three-day 18th US Trade Show 2009 organised jointly by the American Chamber of Commerce in Bangladesh and the US Embassy at the Dhaka Sheraton Hotel.
Khan urged the BDR Jawans to calm down and assured them of meeting their demands in phases.
“We have to solve problems and demands of BDR jawans through dialogue. Armed mutiny would not bring solution to any problem.” he said.
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No grievances can justify a mutiny and killings by a disciplined force anywhere in the world and those who murdered officers at the BDR headquarters should be tried under the laws of the country.
The general sentiment of the people and defence personnel yesterday turned strongly against the BDR mutineers as news and pictures of the brutal killings of army officers started to emerge in newspapers and television channels.
TV broadcasts on Wednesday and newspaper reports highlighted some mutineers justifying their act saying they have been financially deprived and ignored for a long time and that the army officers who command them were corrupt.
While such media coverage seemingly drew some public sympathies, all felt that none of these allegations could justify what the mutineers have done.
The bodies recovered from sewage system bore marks of utter brutality. The bodies were mutilated by gunshots and bayonet charges and ruthlessly dumped in the sewage system. Such atrocity surprised the people as they cannot comprehend how anyone can be so hateful over an issue like low pay or being deprived of the opportunity to go to UN peace missions.
"It's globally common ethics not to support any mutiny or terrorist acts," says a defence official asking not to be named. "If there are grievances, there are many other civilised ways to express that. If mutiny is justified, it would then simply welcome terrorism."
"While amnesty may be acceptable for the general mutineers considering that there could be more bloodshed otherwise, those who committed the murders should be tried under the laws of the land. They cannot be pardoned," adds another official.
Former adviser to the caretaker government and businessman Syed Manjur-e-Elahi said in no means the havoc they [mutineers] had created could be pardoned.
"They might have some demands and could go to the home ministry with those. But instead they killed so many people; killing cannot be justified by anything," he observed.
He added, "They could have laid their arms down for their demands. Instead they took up arms and killed their officers. It cannot be supported.
"And the panic that the people of the country, especially the residents of Dhanmondi, experienced cannot be forgiven," Syed Manjur said.
Terming the killings and brutality unacceptable, Col (retd) Zakir said there may a few bad people in an organisation, but it was not wise to pin the blame on the entire force.
"BDR is a very efficient force and the army officers played important contributions to its development. But the behaviour of the BDR personnel has crossed the atrocities of a war," said Zakir, also an executive member of Rawa Club.
Former adviser to the caretaker government Sultana Kamal told The Daily Star the ultimate loss of the mutiny was suffered by the country and the nation. "We've lost our officers, soldiers and people in the process."
She said it is a national crisis now. "One might have raised their demands there, but there should be a limit or a border in expressing grievances."
The rights activist urged everybody to be aware that such incidents could not occur again.
Speaking about the mutiny, Prof Imtiaj Ahmed of Dhaka University told The Daily Star there might be a hardcore group among the BDR personnel who shaped the mutiny in a brutal way. This group should be identified, he added.
"The way the killings took place surely indicates that there was a hardcore element, which wanted to give the mutiny a worse shape," he observed.
"The group, their relationship and linkage should be brought into light through proper and professional non-partisan investigations. The government should look into the fact seriously."
Former inspector general of police Nurul Huda said such mutiny in a disciplined organisation like BDR is not expected. "By no means such killings could be justified," he said.
"They have committed a big offence and for that they should be tried according to the rules and regulations. And it is up to the government."
