Just what India doesn't need - Rebellion in Bangladesh Army

Is there any border we have that can called secure and restive?


Reports of rebellion in Bangladesh army

rebellion apparently broke out in paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles headquarters in Pilkhana area in Dhaka on Wednesday, with witnesses reporting heavy gun battle among the troops at their main barracks.

Officials said the army was called out to crush the rebellion as witnesses reported movement of military convoys and hovering of air force helicopters near the Pilkhana barracks. Smoke could be seen coming from the complex, with security forces sealing the area off.

"The army troops are now chalking out plans to enter into the barracks, where heavy exchanges of gunshots are still underway," an army source said, but officials inside the BDR Headquarters could not be reached as they kept their phones switched off.

Further details were not available and reasons for the gunfight could not be known. After independence from Pakistan in 1971, Bangladesh has had a history of coups and counter-coups.

Heavy gunfire broke out at the headquarters of the paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in Dhaka on Wednesday, nearby residents and BDR sources said, with unofficial sources saying there may be casualties.

Bangladesh has seen a number of successful and failed military coups in its history, but the factors behind Wednesday's incident were not immediately clear.

Witnesses said army troops entered the BDR headquarters and also took up positions in nearby areas as a military helicopter hovered overhead.

Flames rose from the complex and big blasts were heard.

"They are firing rifles, machineguns, artillery and all sorts of weapons," one police officer near the scene said.

Private televisions said "scores of civilians" were injured by stray bullets on the streets as they ran for cover. The BDR complex also houses a school where many students have been confined, anxious guardians told reporters.

"There may be casualties within the complex," one police officer said, "But we don't have any confirmation or details."

The defence ministry's media wing issued an appeal to the violent soldiers to put down their guns.

"Please end the indiscipline and violent activities immediately, drop your guns and return to the barracks," it said.

"Prime Minister (Sheikh Hasina) will herself listen to your demands and meet them as much possible," it added, without saying what the demands are.

"You please resume order and end violence. Otherwise you will face (punitive) actions," it added.

"The shooting started in the BDR headquarters in the city's Pilkhana area around late morning and hundreds of shots were heard from areas around it," a resident said over telephone.

Traffic came to a halt on nearby streets and panic spread across the capital as private televisions reported the gunfire.

Sources said the gunfire started while BDR officers and soldiers were holding a meeting, but no details were known.

"We cannot really get close to the scene but saw army troops crawling towards the headquarters and urging people" to leave the area and stay calm, a Reuters television cameraman said.

Prime Minister Hasina's party won election in December and took over from a military-backed interim government, with hopes high the country, with a long record of political violence, was moving toward democracy and stability.

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Dontcha just love the Subi's

Banalman in 'it's always about India' shocka!!!

how is India involved in this.
Vikas please modify your title .. show some tact.

*Buckaroo* wrote:how is India involved in this.
Vikas please modify your title .. show some tact.

It's clearly a conspiracy.

*Buckaroo* wrote:how is India involved in this.
Vikas please modify your title .. show some tact.

Where did I say India is involved? The title clearly doesn't say that. My third post about unsafe and insecure borders is what the point is. I said just what we don't need - unrest on the Bangla border? We have enough happening on the Southern borders with LTTE - Lanka wars and also on the Western Borders with continous terrorists infiltration and Taliban action in Pak. Seems like we don't have any borders that is not facing a security threat to the country! We certainly don't need the Bangla Army issue getting out of hands and leading to illegal Bangla influx increaing into India and having to deploy our army there at the moment.

I wonder what that brainless pussyqunt Zimmy is on about here in this thread? No doubt he must have posted some unflattering crap post about either me or India in it.....

taipan wrote:

*Buckaroo* wrote:how is India involved in this.
Vikas please modify your title .. show some tact.

It's clearly a conspiracy.

You are not trying too hard to bait him now......

Batman wrote:I wonder what that brainless pussyqunt Zimmy is on about here in this thread? No doubt he must have posted some unflattering crap post about either me or India in it.....

Banalman in 'it's always about India' shocka!!!

Here you go

>> Where did I say India is involved? The title clearly doesn't say that.

You have bought India into the picture by bringing it into the title of an event that happened exclusively in Bangladesh.

Perception is reality for most of humanity.
You need not do the Brits job for him.

*Buckaroo* wrote:>> Where did I say India is involved? The title clearly doesn't say that.

You have bought India into the picture by bringing it into the title of an event that happened exclusively in Bangladesh.

Perception is reality for most of humanity.
You need not do the Brits job for him.

It's got even less to do with the Brits than India

Given the creeping islamization of Bangladesh, it is more likely that the Islamist elements in the paramilitary might be trying to overthrow the Hasina govt.

as long as they keep their problems within bangladesh we really should not be bothered. hopefully its not a case of the beards wanting to grab power