Amensty Qualified for BDR
As argued in BDR Munity the Government of Bangladesh announced that the incidence of revolt by the BDR personnel would fall under the preview of General Pardon. Any act of murder, looting, torture would be decided through the general laws of Bangladesh. This implies that BDR soldiers found guilty of the above mentioned crimes would face punishment; the declaration of amnesty during the crisis has been qualified by the P.M. An investigation into the incident headed by the Home Minister is underway and is expected to assess the grievances of the BDR and the incidence of mutiny. The future of several BDR personnel hinges on the investigation report due to be submitted by the Home Minister.
P.M. Hasina’s statement that the conspiracy still continues and everyone should remain alert, confirms the argument made in the previous post that the deeper concerns related to mutiny are yet to be resolved.
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Incidents such as the BDR mutiny are actually pointers to much deeper unrests and entrenched grievances at various nodes in the society and political structures. There are also signs of danger from the fact that any major upheaval in Bangladesh can be hijacked and utilized by the radical Islamic groups there to reap advantages for their cause. As your post says, there are indeed “deeper concerns” which “are yet to be resolved”.