“Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) a paramilitary force responsible for policing the borders of bangladesh and maintenance of internal security affairs. has mutinied and the rebellion is currently underway. Gunfire and casualties have occurred The BDR Hq in Peelkhana is located in the city centre of Dhaka adjacent to Dhanmandi and Azimpur areas.
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BDR Rebellion
By Shahidul Alam
Am at Zia International Airport heading for Amsterdam. My main attackers here are the numerous mosquitoes that liven up the long wait at immigration. Will hopefully post more pictures when I arrive in Amsterdam. Made a small detour on the way to the airport. The soldiers at the junction of road 8A and 13A in Dhanmondi weren’t there this morning. However truckloads of soldiers and what looked like Ak Aks were positioned in Satmasjid Road nearer the BDR gate. The junction of rd 13A and rd 15 (old road 27) had RAB on standby. Further along rd 16 were more truckloads of army personnel (no heavy artillery this time). Things looked quiet. No further violence appears to have taken place. Surviving hostages are said to be OK. Their mobile phones have been taken away. Probably no further updates from me after this (I will try and post the pictures I took this morning if I can), until I return to Dhaka on 8th March.
With LOTS of help from Michel, am slowly migrating this blog to shahidulnews.com Most of the material is already up there. Wasn’t familiar enough with the new system to quickly blog last night, but it is a much more easily navigable site. See you at http://www.shahidulnews.com
Shahidul
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