Fugitive BDR men to lose job: Faruk

Commerce Minister Faruk Khan yesterday said those BDR members who still remain absconding would be considered deserters and would lose their jobs automatically after 60 days' absence from the duty as per the BDR rules.
He also said the authorities have decided to publish books containing databases on the deserted BDR men to distribute among the upazila level law-enforcers so that they can identify them easily.
The commerce minister said this after the 4th meeting of the committee to coordinate the activities of the investigation into the mutiny.
BDR Director General Maj Gen Mainul Islam, Rab DG Hasan Mahmood Khandakar, CID Chief Additional Inspector General Shah Jaman Raj and other senior officials from various agencies were present at the meeting held at BDR headquarters.
A report on the deserted BDR men has already been prepared and after 60 days of their absconding it would be finalised as per the BDR rules, the minister said adding "The books would be published and distributed as part of the initiative to arrest the deserted BDR men."
Replying to a query on the process of the trial of the mutineers, Faruk Khan said, "The committee formed by the government would finalise the decision in this regard."
About involvement of outsiders in the mutiny, he said, "I earlier have said it was not a simple BDR revolution. It was an attempt to make obstacles to the activities of the government and development as well as to destroy the image of government and the armed forces."
Replying to a query on the progress of BDR reconstruction, he said a committee has been formed in this regard to review and justify the proposal submitted by the committee headed by the BDR DG.
About the progress of investigation into the BDR mutiny, the commerce minister said about 840 BDR men have been arrested along with evidences while 1200 types of evidences have been collected and 66 crime spots have been identified so far.
"Besides, many of them already have given their confessional statements", he said adding "Now the investigators are analysing their statements and the evidences collected from the crime scenes."