Aftermath of the BDR Incident

I have talked about the BDR mutiny in my lasr post. The aftermath of the mutiny took many other interesting turns. On 26th Februaty after killing many army officials the BDR soldiers were still inside the headquarter with locked gates. By the mean time armies atsrted to gather outside of the headquarter and surrounded it. They had tanks, 20 government tanks, 15 armored personnel carriers. The army people were all ready to attack and take revenge. They were waiting for the command from upper officers. The BDR soldiers outside of the headquarter started to hide and disguise. Even the soldiers who were inside tried to flee. They were not surrendering and kept the hostages.

 It was the time when Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina took a clever decision. She gave mutineers an amnesty. She ordered to let go of the hostages first. Home minister with another minister were sent to the spot to talk about the situation and bring back the hostages. After they were freed, prime minister offered them amnesty and told them to surrender.

"Lay down your guns immediately and go back to barracks. Do not force me to take tough actions or push my patience beyond tolerable limits," Hasina told the BDR troops "Give democracy and the economy a chance to develop."

Army taking position

On Thursday the BDR soldiers came out and surrender. About hundreds of them handed over their weapons, auto manic rifles, machine guns and grenades.  Around 200 mutinees tried to escape and they were arrested. And about 7000 mutinees gave up peacefully. After the mutinees were arrested the police started their search for rest of the missing people. 168 army officers were in the Darbar Hall on the first day. Among those 168 many officers are still missing. 

The mutineers were charged later for killing, raping, looting, creating tension nation wide. Immediately forces were sent to guard the border and increased the security nation wide. But the mutineers who were arrested faced the cruel reality. They faced torture and custodial deaths. 47 of them died during the custody, many were hung upside down, beaten on the soles of foot and palm. Many of them faced kidney failure and psychological disorders and some committed suicide. Human Rights raised concerns about the fact and worked so that they get proper way of custody.