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| Bangladesh |
| Army reins in its anger |
| 2009-03-01 |
| Army officials yesterday said they are in profound grief over the massacre of army officers and their family members by rebel BDR jawans at Pilkhana but being members of a disciplined force they have to control their emotions. "It was a carnage. So it is natural that there will be pent-up anger among us. But, being members of a disciplined force, we can control our emotion," said Director of Military Intelligence Brig Gen Mahmud Hossain at a press briefing at the army headquarters in Dhaka cantonment. He said the crisis was solved politically following the prime minister's directives although they made all preparations to carry out military operations at the BDR headquarters. Mahmud said of the 63 bodies retrieved so far, the identity of 47 could be confirmed as of 8:00pm yesterday. He also said 31 army officers managed to survive the carnage while 72 army officers are still missing. The director of Military Intelligence said certainly all BDR members did not take part in the mutiny but those involved in it need to be identified through investigation. "I cannot say what should be the process of trial. But whatever it is, we demand a speedy trial," he said. Whatever might be the reason behind the mutiny, the BDR jawans should not have expressed their anger through such brutal killings. Lt Col Salam and Maj Istiaque, who survived the massacre, at the press conference narrated the brutalities committed by the BDR jawans. Replying to a query, Salam said a group of jawans were involved in the killings and some of them were very aggressive. He also urged the media to broadcast or publish reports more objectively. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #8 he was an abused child. Clearly I'm slow today. I can't find the sense in that statement. |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2009-03-01 23:16 |
| #7 we need more anger at killing muslims not reigning it in Be patient, it's coming. Pay no attention to .5MT (Half Empty) he was an abused child. |
| Posted by: Trader_DFW 2009-03-01 21:10 |
| #6 LOL. Kook much? |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-03-01 19:55 |
| #5 don't know grom personally just as a fellow commenter, you don't have too agree with me but don't bitch when you are facing Mecca 5 times daily for your prayer service |
| Posted by: rabid whitetail 2009-03-01 17:37 |
| #4 LOL - they should try and retake Pakistain first |
| Posted by: Frank G 2009-03-01 16:47 |
| #3 I'm sure there will be a purge of the Bangladesh military. Anyone suspected of having too close a ties to militant groups will find themselves on the street. The thought that this is being orchestrated from Phakestan isn't terribly surprising, since they've never given up hope of retaking Bangladesh. Getting rid of Phakestan would go a long way toward reducing the militancy in India and the surrounding area. |
| Posted by: Old Patriot 2009-03-01 16:28 |
| #2 Awesome RW. That's damn insightful. Do you know Mr. Gromgoru (?) |
| Posted by: .5MT 2009-03-01 06:24 |
| #1 we need more anger at killling muslims not reigning it in |
| Posted by: rabid whitetail 2009-03-01 02:01 |