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BDR set to recruit over 1,000 jawans

Faces manpower shortage for arrest of large number of troops; departmental trial likely to complete before CID charge sheet in Pilkhana carnage case

Kailash Sarkar
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) will have 1,073 new members in January in its first recruitment since the February 25-26 mutiny at Pilkhana headquarters.
The decision has been taken to resolve the manpower shortage the border force faces with a huge number of its troops detained on mutiny charges. BDR Director General Major General Mainul Islam told The Daily Star yesterday.
A circular for recruitment of 1.000 troops is coming up. while one seeking applications for 73 non-paramilitary positions has already been published, he added.
Criminal Investigation Department sources said 3,500 BDR men have been arrested across the country’ so far. Of them. 2.163 were held at Pilkhana headquarters in the capital.
Many of the accused would lose jobs as punishment, they added.
Of the 1,000 jawans to be enrolled, 482 will come in general quota and the rest 518 in quotas for Ansar and VDR indigenous people, public orphanages and the children of freedom fighters.
The recruitment tests will begin on January 14 and continue till January 28. They would be held at different BDR camps and metropolitan and district headquarters.
BDR officials will oversee the selection process. Those to be picked will be issued with appointment letters on the examination day.
Meanwhile, the border force authorities plan to begin departmental trial of suspected mutineers at Pilkhana before CID submits a probe report in the carnage case, said sources.
CID, they added, might take more time
to complete the mutiny probe, though the home ministry had earlier said the investigation report would be submitted before the year ends.
Talking to The Daily Star yesterday, Home Minister Sahara Khatun said the government is striving to ensure a fair trial of the carnage case.
Queried when she thinks CID would submit its report, she replied, "It’s not possible to have a thorough investigation by working to a time limit."
The government wanted to complete the probe within its first year in office. But now it seems the job might take a little longer, as the investigation is leading to new links and suspects, she continued.
“The CID officials however are trying their best to complete the probe as soon as possible.”
Speaking in return for anonymity, a
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top-ranking BDR official yesterday told The Daily Star, 'If the departmental trial is not completed before CID turns in its charge sheet, the trials at the special courts might be delayed with the accused taking out stay on the proceedings."
The BDR DG however would not comment on the matter.
Sources in the force and home ministry said the government wants to complete the departmental proceedings first to avert potential legal complexities.
In November, BDR formed six special courts headed by its director general to try around 7,000 border troops on charges of mutiny.
The courts have already begun proceedings in Rangamati, Bandarban, Satkhira andFeni.
According to the rules, charges are pressed and arrest warrants issued on the opening day of the special trial, and the following day, the accused are produced before the court.
At the end of the second day, the court is adjourned giving the accused 27 days' time to prepare for defence.