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Feb 26 2009
Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny in Dhaka
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Bangladesh Army
Mutiny (2009)
A mutiny by Bangladesh’s border guard unit, the
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), resulted in heavy combat in the
capital city of Dhaka on February 25, 2009, as the mutineers
battled against troops loyal to the government. The reasons
for the revolt were speculated to involve issues of pay and
living conditions, though a new government took office in
January of 2009, and the rebellion may be politically
motivated.
By the end of the first day of the mutiny…Read the rest of the article at http://www.historyguy.com/bangladesh_army_mutiny_2009.htm
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March 12th, 2009 at 9:33 am
The BDR carnage was a systematic preplanned killing of the best collection of army officers who were national assets. Nothing can replace this damage. This has severely affected the morale of all members of the armed forces particularly the junior officers. They became so emotional that they only think of military action could have been the best option given the fact the rebels were too afraid to run away if army moved in. However, the Prime Minister of Bangladesh wisely opted for a peaceful solution rather than purely military action, fearing it could mess up the conflict into a full-blown bloodbath within the BDR compound. The decision was very critical, which is now proved to have been handled with remarkable political wisdom and foresight, resolve and equanimity. The army has also shown remarkable good sense, they remained absolutely steadfast to the unified command though there were many agitation and anger under the uncertainly of the situation and external provocation. While the officers were struggling to comfort each other from the grief, its very unfortunate that some strong media shows sympathy to the rebels and their colaborators. This kind of journalism adds more scars to our wounds and creates unrest in the society.