Rebel BDR sepoys begin to surrender weapons to home minister

UNB, Dhaka

BDR mutineers started laying down their arms before Home Minister Sahara Khatun at Pilkhana at about 1:00am (today) Thursday after over 18 hours of the mutiny.


The home minister, who entered the BDR Headquarters at 11:55pm yesterday, was learned to have told a BTV reporter that the rebel BDR troops have started surrendering their weapons.


Sahara then went into the BDR officers’ homes and got their 5-6 families out. Later, the rescued family members were taken to police control room, the reporter said.


State Minister for LGED Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Whip Mirza Azam and lawmaker Sheikh Fazle Nur Tapash, State Minister for Law Advocate Quamrul Islam and IGP Nur Mohammad accompanied the home minister.


At least 50 were feared killed in Wednesday’s BDR revolt, State Minister for Law Advocate Quamrul Islam told private TV channel ATN Bangla.


There was still no confirmation whether major general Shakil Ahmed was alive.