A total of 35 platoons of Border Guard Bangladesh men have been
deployed in Dhaka and Chittagong this evening to maintain security.
The decision came hours after Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan claimed
that war criminals Salauddin Quader Chowdhury and Ali Ahsan Mohammad
Mojaheed pleaded for presidential clemency. However, family and lawyers
of SQ Chowdhury and Mojaheed were still dubious on whether the mercy
petitions were filed at all, after the law minister’s confirmation.
The home minister told The Daily Star that the petitions, the last
hope for the two top war criminals, reached his desk around 2:30pm.
“Twenty platoons of BGB men will be deployed from 6:30pm across Dhaka
to maintain law and order,” Mohsin Reza, BGB’s public relations office
told The Daily Star when he was contacted following the decision of BGB
deployment.
Meanwhile, Lt Col Emarot Hossain of BGB 28 Battalion confirmed that
15 platoons of BGB have been deployed at Chittagong city, Raujan,
Sitakunda and Lohagara of the district.
The troops will remain deployed in the district until further instructions, the BGB official added.
