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AL, its govt involved in BDR carnage: Fakhrul​


AL, its govt involved in BDR carnage: Fakhrul


BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir on Sunday alleged that Awami League and its government were involved in the BDR mutiny at the Pilkhana Headquarters that left 57 army officers killed.

"The Awami League government gets unnerved whenever 25 February comes. One of their (govt's) ministers said yesterday (Saturday) whether our leaders Begum Khaleda Zia and Tarique Rahman were involved in that carnage," he said.

Speaking at a discussion, the BNP leader further said, "We would like to say very clearly that Awami League and its government were fully involved in this killing. With their direct cooperation and through their conspiracy and plan, this BDR carnage was carried out to turn Bangladesh into a weak subservient state and to completely demoralize the patriotic army of the country."

Fakhrul said the government's involvement can easily be understood as it talked to the rebel leaders and made a negotiation with them at the time of the mutiny. "What kind of negotiation it was? You compromised with those who were killing the smart officers of our army."

As per the rules of the Army, he said the mutiny must be suppressed through intervention, not by another means. "Moeen U Ahmed was the then Army Chief who played the main role in destroying democracy in Bangladesh through 1/11 (political changeover) and who tried to hamper the country's independence and destroy the army."

BNP arranged the discussion at Dhaka Reporters' Unity (DRU) in memory of 57 army officers killed in the BDR mutiny 14 years back.

On 25-26 February 2009, a cabal of the then Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) killed 74 people, including 57 army officers, of the paramilitary force at the Pilkhana Headquarters.

Following the heinous killings of the army officers at the Pilkhana headquarters, the government renamed the mutiny-hit paramilitary force BDR as Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), changing its logo as well as uniform.​
 

Army dropped plans to attack BDR HQ on Hasina's advice'​

PTI | ByHT Correspondent, Dhaka
Mar 01, 2009 02:57 PM IST

Bangladesh Army was ready to storm the headquarters of the BDR in Dhaka soon after the mutiny erupted, but heeded to Premier Sheikh Hasina's advice at the last minute to resolve the issue politically, a top officer has revealed. "The Prime Minister directed that the crisis be solved politically and it has been resolved in that manner," Brig. Gen. Mahmud Hossain, Director of Military Intelligence said.​


Bangladesh Army was ready to storm the headquarters of the BDR in Dhaka soon after the mutiny erupted, but heeded to Premier Sheikh Hasina's advice at the last minute to resolve the issue politically, a top officer has revealed.
"The Prime Minister directed that the crisis be solved politically and it has been resolved in that manner," Brig. Gen. Mahmud Hossain, Director of Military Intelligence, told a press conference in Dhaka last night.

He said the army was ready to put down the BDR mutiny soon after it began on Wednesday, but decided to support Hasina's decision to solve the issue politically.

The bloody two-day revolt by the renegade soldiers of the paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles left at least 73 Army officers and four civilians dead.

Terming it "possibly the worst massacre of Army officers in Bangladesh's history", Brig Hossain said the anger among the armed forces was "very natural".

"However, the Army is a disciplined force which can control its emotion", he said.

Asked if a retaliation by the army would have led to more bloodshed, army doctor Col. Abdul Salam, who was also present at the press conference, said "it's a difficult question but the restraint by the Army was good."

Outraged over the killing of its officers during the mutiny by BDR soldiers, the Bangladesh Army demanded "maximum" punishment for those involved in the massacre.

"Exemplary punishment of the culprits will cool our resentment. Our demand is that the investigation into the killings should be quickened and maximum punishment should be given to those persons responsible for them," Brig. Hossain said.

He said the Army has begun its own probe into the killings of its officers during the mutiny even as the investigation ordered by a government-constituted committee continues.​
 
If Hasina wasn't the culprit then why on earth did she call Indian foreign minister Pranab Mukherjee? India was quick to blame Jamaat-e Islami for the BDR mutiny to hide its involvement in the mindless killings of 57 army officers. I firmly believe the BDR mutiny was the dirty work of India and Awami League. The truth shall come out one day and the justice will be done to punish India and Awami League for their crimes.


Hasina sought int'l help after mutiny​

She phoned Pranab, states US cable leaked by WikiLeaks

After the 2009 BDR mutiny, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina had telephoned India's External Affairs Minister Pranab Mukherjee requesting assistance from the international community, The Hindu reported citing a leaked US embassy cable.


Though Hasina had not been specific about the kind of help she needed, Pranab had offered โ€œto be responsiveโ€ if needed and the Indian government had also rallied London, Beijing and Tokyo to support the cause, the article published yesterday said.


Nirupama Subramanian wrote that US Embassy Charge d'Affaires Steven White was surprised when he was called in for a meeting with Foreign Secretary Shivshankar Menon on the last weekend of February 2009.

That โ€œunusual Saturday meetingโ€ was to discuss the mutiny by troopers of the Bangladesh Rifles a couple of days earlier, and the worry in the Indian government about its implications for the newly elected government of Hasina, perceived as being a friend of India, the report said.

The cable that was sent on March 2, 2009 (194661: confidential), and accessed by The Hindu through WikiLeaks, details the conversation between the American stand-in envoy and Menon.

India feared that the Jamaat-e-Islami would exploit the instability resulting from the rebellion to โ€œfish in troubled waters.โ€

The foreign secretary described the mutiny as long in the planning. Menon did not blame the Jamaat directly for it, but said the party was disappointed by the results of the December 2008 election, and the steps taken by the new government to counter extremism.

Secondly, it appears India was worried that the mutiny could affect the civilian government's relations with the military.

Menon expressed concern about the likely effect of the violence on the army, which had lost several officers while quelling the mutiny. The foreign secretary indicated this might lead to trouble for the Hasina government with the army.

He noted that the mutineers had thrown the bodies of military officials into sewers. But he was encouraged that the army chief was working closely with the government to stabilise the situation.

โ€œMenon appreciated the US statement on the violence and stressed the importance of close coordination and consultation between the US and India as the situation developed. He warned that while the initial violence was over, it would take several days before it was clear what would happen next and that further trouble was possible,โ€ the US official cabled.

A month later, India continued to be worried about the after-effects of the mutiny. On March 26, 2009, the US embassy in Delhi cabled (198952: confidential) that India's main concern was to stabilise Prime Minister Hasina's government, the article wrote.

The ministry of external affairs deputy secretary told embassy officials that India was concerned about the possible involvement of โ€œradical forces.โ€

He related that many of the known culprits in the massacre were recruited under the previous BNP government and have Jamaat-e-Islami links.

The Indian foreign secretary shared with US Ambassador Peter Burleigh his assessment that the situation in Bangladesh was โ€œfragileโ€ following the mutiny, Nirupama wrote.

According to a cable sent on April 16, 2009 from New Delhi (202615: confidential) reporting the meeting, Menon expressed the Indian government's worry that the current environment would allow extremist groups in Bangladesh to destabilise the democratic government and provide them with a โ€œfreer handโ€ to launch attacks in India.

โ€œPressed by the ambassador to identify which groups India was concerned about, Mr. Menon said that India's worries extended from political parties like the Jamaat-e-Islami to extremist groups like the Harkat-ul-Jihad-al-Islami, Bangadesh (HUJI, B),โ€ the embassy cabled.

The Indian official told the US ambassador that even though petty issues often consumed politics in Bangladesh, he was surprised that despite the instability created by the mutiny, โ€œpoliticians were focused on matters such as Opposition Leader Begum Zia's housing.โ€

โ€œIndia was concerned about a sense of drift in the government and [Menon] judged that the government was not functioning in a normal fashion,โ€ the cable said.​
 

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