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Talks seek to get BDR back on tracks

Staff Correspondent
The first coordination meeting of remaining BDR officers with the newly appointed director general after the February 25-26 carnage yesterday emphasised re-stabilising the paramilitary force, say meeting sources.
"The meeting aimed at strengthening functions of the force across the country and at the headquarters which became nonfunctional due to the tragic carnage," said an officer present at the five-hour-long meeting held at Sena Kunja.
Most of the time DG Brig General Md Mainul Islam listened in details the incidents that occurred in different BDR battalions across the country following the mutiny at the headquarters, said another officer.
Following the mutiny, in which 74 people including 51 army officers were killed and four officers went missing, jawans at many other battalions showed unruly behaviour to the officers.
Another officer attending yesterday's meet said many officers had to leave their battalions or BDR offices following the very tensed and insecure situation.
"At a battalion outside Dhaka some soldiers took arms from the
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armoury to attack the officers following rumours of military attack on the jawans," said an officer who left his office outside Dhaka on security grounds on February 26 and has not returned yet.
Meanwhile, Brig General Mainul told The Daily Star, "All officers would go back to their work stations and discharge their duty from secured places."
Previous DG Maj Gen Shakil Ahmed, al) commanders of the 12 BDR sectors and many commanding officers of BDR battalions in and outside Dhaka were killed during the carnage.
The government appointed Brig Gen Mainul as the new DG upon confirmation of the death of his predecessor on February 27.
The meeting sources say the BDR DG in his concluding speech also asked the officers to work hard to find out the culprits involved in the carnage if they think themselves patriots. He asked them to help bring culprits under trial.
More than 60 officers were present at the meeting including some survivors of the Pilkhana tragedy.
The sources say the BDR officers, who had to leave their stations on security grounds, continued duty to secure the border by keeping continuous contact with the border guards over phone. They are also giving the jawans necessary directions and tasks to remain the border guarding functional.
Meanwhile, as a huge vacuum has been created at the top level of the paramilitary force, some officers have already been deputed from the army to fill the gap as soon as possible. Many more officers will also be transferred to BDR to ensure its proper functioning.
The meeting yesterday also emphasised rapid work for making the headquarters functional in full swing.
As many battalion commanders were killed, the new DG has given charge of acting commanders to some officers.