Letters
The Bloody BDR Mutiny
As the country strives to make Bangladesh a self-sufficient nation after the last elections, the unprecedented bloody BDR mutiny does nothing but tamper with the belief in unity and strength amongst the people of the country. The mutiny was a pre-planned conspiracy against the command of one of the elite forces of the country.
It is a light of hope for the democracy of Bangladesh that instead of mutual mud-slinging, the thundered nation has received immediate response of the ruling and opponent parties to this nearly two-day long rebellion and most importantly, their mutual resolution in bringing out the true causes of this mischief and arranging an exemplary execution of the perpetrators.
Before another disaster happens, the authorities concerned must be alert about internal and external conspiracies.
Sheikh Abdullah
University Of Dhaka
Dhaka
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The barbarity of BDR Jawans is unimaginable and the most brutal incident in the history of Bangladesh. How could this cruel occurrence happen in a civilised nation and by the group of people whose job is to provide security? It is such a shame for our country. I think it was a cold-blooded conspiracy to impede the reputation of the Bangladesh army and the country itself. We had a peaceful and democratic election and now the country is moving forward with new hopes. There might be many out there who are envious of the rise of the new and developed Bangladesh and it was an attempt to destroy the power of military forces. However, I believe that our soldiers will never lose their integrity and be able to recover from this great loss. As Bangladeshis, we must support the army and the government to handle the crisis in a strong and efficient way.
Ruxana Hossain
Pennsylvania
USA
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The incident that occurred last week at Pilkhana still makes me wonder - how can something like this take place in a civilised country in the 21st century? People today are supposed to be more rational and civilised. Can we still hold our heads up high and claim to have fought proudly for our mother tongue, our land, our rights and better living (something that we are still fighting for today)? Scores of Army officers have been killed in the most inhuman way. These officers were the most valuable resources of our country. It's high time we stopped asking questions and worked towards looking for answers.
Anisuzzaman Sarker
University of Chittagong
Chittagong
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In 1952, we gave our lives for our mother tongue and in 1971, for the country. The unexpected occurrence that happened on February 25, 2009, undoubtedly is the worst part in our history. This time we lost some efficient officers who were killed by their own soldiers. BDR soldiers claimed that their senior officers appointed from Army would suppress them, because of which the officers were murdered, which is beyond one's imagination. Even after killing the officers, the BDR soldiers were not satisfied. Without doubt, this incident was pre-planned and has a strong influential group working behind the BDR soldiers. I want to thank our Prime Minister for taking such a brilliant decision as well. Now it is more important to find the real culprits. We want the criminals to be severely punished so that something like this does not happen again in future.
Mohammad Kamruzzaman
Eastern University
Dhaka
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Defence forces are there to safeguard their country. They dedicate their lives to the nation. During the Liberation War, army officers, students, civilians and also the BDR officials (back then the EPR) fought side by side for nine long months.
It is still difficult to fathom that the BDR officials committed atrocities last week, killing army officials. The whole country has been injured and is still bleeding inside because of this incident. I would like to salute the army, RAB, the police forces and the rescue teams for their courageous and praise-worthy work done to bring everything under control.
Mohammad Khademul Islam
University of Chittagong
Chittagong
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In 1952, we gave our lives for our mother tongue and in 1971, for the country. The unexpected occurrence that happened on February 25, 2009, undoubtedly is the worst part in our history. This time we lost some efficient officers who were killed by their own soldiers. BDR soldiers claimed that their senior officers appointed from Army would suppress them, because of which the officers were murdered, which is beyond one's imagination. Even after killing the officers, the BDR soldiers were not satisfied. Without doubt, this incident was pre-planned and has a strong influential group working behind the BDR soldiers. I want to thank our Prime Minister for taking such a brilliant decision as well. Now it is more important to find the real culprits. We want the criminals to be severely punished so that something like this does not happen again in future.
Mohammad Kamruzzaman
Eastern University
Dhaka
****
The incident that occurred last week at Pilkhana still makes me wonder - how can something like this take place in a civilised country in the 21st century? People today are supposed to be more rational and civilised. Can we still hold our heads up high and claim to have fought proudly for our mother tongue, our land, our rights and better living (something that we are still fighting for today)? Scores of Army officers have been killed in the most inhuman way. These officers were the most valuable resources of our country. It's high time we stopped asking questions and worked towards looking for answers.
Anisuzzaman Sarker
University of Chittagong
Chittagong
Defence forces are there to safeguard their country. They dedicate their lives to the nation. During the Liberation War, army officers, students, civilians and also the BDR officials (back then the EPR) fought side by side for nine long months.
It is still difficult to fathom that the BDR officials committed atrocities last week, killing army officials. The whole country has been injured and is still bleeding inside because of this incident. I would like to salute the army, RAB, the police forces and the rescue teams for their courageous and praise-worthy work done to bring everything under control.
Mohammad Khademul Islam
University of Chittagong
Chittagong
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