PM alerts forces to avert unwanted incidents
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina and Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir pin rank badges on a Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) personnel at a function in BGB's Pilkhana headquarters in the capital yesterday. The function was organised to formally inaugurate the newly-established four regional headquarters of BGB. Photo: BSS
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina yesterday asked all forces to remain alert in order to avert incidents like the BDR mutiny that rocked the nation in February 2009. “All forces have to be alert for averting such unwanted incidents in the future,†she said while addressing a function organised at the BGB's Pilkhana headquarters in the capital. From the function, the premier hoisted the national flag to formally inaugurate the newly-established four regional headquarters of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB). Hasina said that there is a process to make demands. “But violating the process, some BDR personnel took another path without giving any time to the newly formed government. This was very much regretful. "This incident tarnished the image of the force in the country and abroad,†she said. She mentioned that "BDR carnage" put the country into a "civil war" like position and the steps taken by the government to cool down the situation were praised from different sectors. Hasina said there could be no scope for such activities in a disciplined force, and for that reason the government took legal action against those who were engaged in the mutiny. She also said that steps were taken through amending the Bangladesh Rifles Order-1972 to accelerate the trial of the BDR (now BGB) mutiny. The government has also taken steps to strengthen and modernise the BGB force to protect the country's remote border areas. As part of the measures, the government has already approved the new organisational structure of BGB and setup its four regions, 11 sectors and a region intelligence bureau, she told her audience. Home Minister Muhiuddin Khan Alamgir, PM's advisers HT Imam and Tarique Ahmed Siddique, among others, were present at the function.
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