Director
General of Border Guard Bangladesh Major General Aziz Ahmed talks to
reporters outside a makeshift court at Bakshibazar in the capital today.
The court sentenced death to 152 while 160 others were given life
imprisonment for their role for their role in the February 2009 carnage
at Pilkhana, headquarters of the then paramilitary force Bangladesh
Rifles (BDR). Photo: Amran Hossain
Star Online Report
Director
General of BorderGuard Bangladesh Major General Aziz Ahmed has
expressed satisfaction with the verdict over February 2009 carnage at
then BDR headquarters.
“The families and the souls of those who were killed will be able to
rest in peace,” he said in his immediate reaction after the verdict was
delivered today.
A court in Dhaka awarded death to 152 while 160 others were given life imprisonment for their role in the carnage.
“The mark of shame that had been associated with the force will be
lifted with the verdict”, the BGB chief said outside a makeshift court
at Bakshibazar in the capital.
“The perpetrators of the 2009 mutiny have been given a proper and exemplary punishment after a long trial,” he added.
Asked whether the 271 acquitted in the case would be given back their
jobs, he said that another case – the explosives case — was pending
against them, and the matter would be looked into if they are proved
innocent of all the charges.
