Fourth Day
The body of the BDR chief's wife was recovered as 3 more mass graves were found. Many of the bodies had badly decomposed and were difficult to identify. Military Intelligence (MI) announced that, the body count in the mutiny at BDR headquarters stood at 63 while 72 army officers still remained missing. Of the 63 bodies 47 were identified. The army has postponed the funerals of those who died until all the bodies have been found. 31 officers deputed to the paramilitary force have survived the revolt by border guards.
Newly appointed BDR Director General Brig Gen Moinul Hossain told their immediate task would be to 'regain the command structure' of the paramilitary force.
Lt Gen MA Mubin, the army's second-in-command, said the killers would be punished.
"The BDR troops who took part in these barbaric and grisly acts can not be pardoned and will not be pardoned" he said in a televised address, AFP reported.
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) members who were absent from their workplaces without any leave or permission following the mutiny were asked to report to the BDR headquarters or the nearest sector headquarters or battalion headquarters or police stations by 24 hours but only about 100 quickly responded.
Read more about this topic: 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Revolt
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