Dhaka, March 23 (bdnews24.com)—BDR chief Moinul Islam will head a new committee to reform Bangladesh's border force.
A three-hour meeting, chaired by commerce minister Faruque Khan, coordinator for post-mutiny affairs, decided on Monday that a new frontier force would be formed with a change of name.
Khan told a press conference: "A seven-member committee headed by the BDR chief will be constituted to implement the decision."
The minister said: "There were over 7,000 BDR men at Peelkhana on the day of the massacre."
"Of them, 1,800 members did not report back after the mutiny. Many fled with weapons and ammunition."
"Some 714 suspects have been identified and 482 were arrested. Eighty are being interrogated in remand."
He said that audio tapes of the Darbar Hall incident and video footage of the looting of weapons and stores from CCTV were available.
The minister added: "The frontiers are well protected since officers and jawans in border areas joined their battalions and sector headquarters."
BDR director general Brig Gen Moinul Islam, investigators including heads of probes and other concerned officials were present at Monday's meeting.
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