A well written article by Daily Star:
http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=77651
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No grievances can justify a mutiny and killings by a disciplined force
anywhere in the world and those who murdered officers at the BDR
headquarters should be tried under the laws of the country.
The general sentiment of the people and defence personnel yesterday
turned strongly against the BDR mutineers as news and pictures of the
brutal killings of army officers started to emerge in newspapers and
television channels.
TV broadcasts on Wednesday and newspaper reports highlighted some
mutineers justifying their act saying they have been financially
deprived and ignored for a long time and that the army officers who
command them were corrupt.
While such media coverage seemingly drew some public sympathies, all
felt that none of these allegations could justify what the mutineers
have done.
The bodies recovered from sewage system bore marks of utter brutality.
The bodies were mutilated by gunshots and bayonet charges and
ruthlessly dumped in the sewage system. Such atrocity surprised the
people as they cannot comprehend how anyone can be so hateful over an
issue like low pay or being deprived of the opportunity to go to UN
peace missions.
"It's globally common ethics not to support any mutiny or terrorist
acts," says a defence official asking not to be named. "If there are
grievances, there are many other civilised ways to express that. If
mutiny is justified, it would then simply welcome terrorism."
"While amnesty may be acceptable for the general mutineers considering
that there could be more bloodshed otherwise, those who committed the
murders should be tried under the laws of the land. They cannot be
pardoned," adds another official.
Former adviser to the caretaker government and businessman Syed
Manjur-e-Elahi said in no means the havoc they [mutineers] had created
could be pardoned.
"They might have some demands and could go to the home ministry with
those. But instead they killed so many people; killing cannot be
justified by anything," he observed.
He added, "They could have laid their arms down for their demands.
Instead they took up arms and killed their officers. It cannot be
supported.
"And the panic that the people of the country, especially the
residents of Dhanmondi, experienced cannot be forgiven," Syed Manjur said.
Terming the killings and brutality unacceptable, Col (retd) Zakir said
there may a few bad people in an organisation, but it was not wise to
pin the blame on the entire force.
"BDR is a very efficient force and the army officers played important
contributions to its development. But the behaviour of the BDR
personnel has crossed the atrocities of a war," said Zakir, also an
executive member of Rawa Club.
Former adviser to the caretaker government Sultana Kamal told The
Daily Star the ultimate loss of the mutiny was suffered by the country
and the nation. "We've lost our officers, soldiers and people in the
process."
She said it is a national crisis now. "One might have raised their
demands there, but there should be a limit or a border in expressing
grievances."
The rights activist urged everybody to be aware that such incidents
could not occur again.
Speaking about the mutiny, Prof Imtiaj Ahmed of Dhaka University told
The Daily Star there might be a hardcore group among the BDR personnel
who shaped the mutiny in a brutal way. This group should be
identified, he added.
"The way the killings took place surely indicates that there was a
hardcore element, which wanted to give the mutiny a worse shape," he
observed.
"The group, their relationship and linkage should be brought into
light through proper and professional non-partisan investigations. The
government should look into the fact seriously."
Former inspector general of police Nurul Huda said such mutiny in a
disciplined organisation like BDR is not expected. "By no means such
killings could be justified," he said.
"They have committed a big offence and for that they should be tried
according to the rules and regulations. And it is up to the government."
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