Newly appointed Director General visits BDR headquarters
February 28th, 2009 - 6:44 pm ICT by ANIDhaka, Feb 28 (ANI): Newly appointed Director General of the BDR, Brigadier General Moinul Hossain, visited the BDR headquarters on Saturday.
During his visit, he supervised the search and rescue opeartions at the (BDR) headquarters.
Brigadier General Hossain has taken charge after the killing of his predecessor Major General Shakil Ahmed.
Major General Shakil Ahmed’’s corpse, which was recovered on Friday, was found pitted with bullet holes and marks of a bayonet charge. It had at least seven bullet wounds.
Home Minister Sahara Khatun visited the BDR headquarters at the head of a probe committee, which has been formed to reveal the reasons of the BDR rebellion.
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) men, who have not reported after the mutiny, have been asked to report to their respective offices within next 24 hours.
According to a press note issued by the Home Ministry today, strict action would be taken if these orders are not followed. (ANI)
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