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BDR chief visits 4 battalions

2 July 2009, 17:00 PM

Staff Correspondent, Rajshahi

BSF Maldah Sector Commander CS Sidhu receives BDR DG Major General Mainul Islam at zero point near Sonamasjid land port in Chapainawabganj yesterday. They later held a meeting at Mahdipur BSF camp in India.Photo: STAR

Director General (DG) of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) Maj Gen Md Mainul Islam has visited four battalions under Rajshahi sector. He held meetings with officials and soldiers of two battalions in Naogaon on Thursday and two other battalions in Rajshahi and Chapainawabganj yesterday. The BDR chief asked the border guards to come forward to help the on-going legal procedure in the mutiny cases by disclosing the truths. Talking with the press in Rajshahi, Maj Gen Mainul termed the BDR mutiny of February 25 and 26 as a curse. He hoped the paramilitary forces would be free from the curse with the completion of the trial of the mutineers. Replying to a question, the BDR chief said, work on rebuilding the BDR is going on to make it more effective. “Changing the forces' name and uniform are external; we are also considering some internal reforms”.