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Army reins in its anger
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 2009-03-01 |
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