| 1/11 and BDR Carnage Ultimate motive of BDR carnage: Killing army officers, giving disciplined forces bad name The ultimate motive of the Peelkhana carnage on 25 and 26 February last was to simply kill Army officers commanding BDR as a result of which 54 Army officers were killed.
The actual planners of the massacre instigated common BDR soldiers and generated heat against Army officers. The geo political securities analysts said that the killing behind that was initially a sweet revenge against few army officers as perpetrators of 1/11.
Financed and inspired by affected political party members from position and/or opposition benches that was well exploited by forces across the border leading to a success of the new millennium.
Intelligence agencies said that several motive were present behind the carnage that include diplomatic, economics, political and social. Others sources said total intelligences failure by the following concerned agencies- Rifle securities Unit (RSU) of BDR, special Branch (SB) of police and two other intelligence agencies had also failed.
Purposeful exploitation by certain vested corners of popular supports of the habitants residing around Peelkhana, most of whom are retired and serving BDR members or their relations and local contacts doing business with Peelkhana acted as a stimulus.
Lack of preparation and absence of crisis management procedure by the ministry of the home affairs, police and Army also were responsible.Incorrect as well as delay in decision making at tactical and operation level was a major reason.
Deliberate, biased, unrealistic and well coordinated propaganda and psychological warfare conducted by almost all electronic media channels in support of the ill motivated and unauthenticated demands of the BDR soldiers and poor media control by ministry of information had to be same reasons..
Source said kill selected, all or as many, possible, officers of Bangladesh Army deputed in BDR. Bayonet, burn, mutilate and humiliate the dead bodies in a manner that no army officers ever dare to serve in Border Security Forces. Make the highly professional and effective by destroying its total chain of command. Create general mistrust among senior leadership and junior officers of the armed forces, especially in the Army destabilizing the chain of command.
Enable miscreants, terrorists and anti state elements to capture a number of arms and ammos, providing the easiest and the cheapest recourses for carrying out terrorist activies nationwide in the future, avoiding the need to smuggle in the same from abroad..
Generate general mistrust among the officers and the other ranks of law enforeesment agencies and the Army.Diplomatic motives: projects Bangladesh internationally as a nation vulnerable to terrorism from with in its security forces.
Push in friendly mission of military forces inside the Bangladesh territory in the disguise of protecting foreign establishments in the Airlines and Railway services, embassy and consulates FDI industries and institutions.
Economic motives that have reduced remittances due to reduction of forces in UN mission. Brand Bangladesh as a unreliable and unstable country to reduce foreign investment (FDI), tourism industrialization, trade and commerce.
Social motivates that violate and torture the officers wives and children to degrade and isolate the army officers so that young boys with good academic and family background hate to choose Army career. |
