Fresh Graves unearthed
The body of slain BDR chief Maj Gen Shakil Ahmed was found in a ditch, alongside dozens of slain officers, inside the headquarters compound, taking the official toll for the dead to 67 in the two-day mutiny. The head of Fire Service, Brig Gen Abu Nayeem Md Shahidullah, identified the general’s body. "The body was stripped of uniform, but I could still recognise since I knew him so well personally," the fire chief told reporters late Friday afternoon.
The corpse was one of 44 slain army officers found since the operation to retrieve bodies began inside the compound Friday morning. Among them was the body of former additional director general of RAB and BDR Sylhet sector commander Col Gulzar Uddin Ahmed.
Police also retrieved a body from near Gate No 1 in the morning, wearing a BDR uniform, but the identity could not be established immediately.
Nine bodies found late Thursday night
Nine bodies were recovered from the BDR compound half and hour past midnight Thursday. The nine could not be identified immediately, assistant sub-inspector of Dhanmondi Police Station Saiful Islam told bdnews24.com.
Two bodies at DG’s home
Retired lieutenant colonel Delwar Hossain and his wife Lovely Begum were apparently killed inside the director general’s bungalow. The couple were staying as guests of Maj Gen Shakil and his family when the mutiny began. The two bodies were recovered after the rebels’ surrender from the bungalow.
Six found early Thursday
Six bodies were recovered from Kamrangirchar near the Buriganga river early Thursday. Among these bodies was that of BDR second in command Brig Gen Abdul Bari. All six were found in BDR officer uniforms. The bodies, recovered between 6am and 8am, were laid out for inquest and identification at Nawabganj Park until around 10am before being taken to Mitford Hospital for autopsy, he said. Brother-in-law Nero and ex-colleague Brig Gen (retd) Saber Ahmed identified the body of the BDR deputy director general, Brig Gen Bari. Wife Nusrat Jahan and brother-in-law Zia identified the body Col Abu Musa Ayub Kaiser Ahmed. Nephew Baktia Sumon identified Col Zahid Hossain. Brother Mahbubul Haider identified the body of Captain Mazharul Haider, son-in-law of IGP Noor Mohammad. Relative Dr Atiur Rahman identified the body Col Anisuzzaman, son of former cabinet secretary and former minister Mahbubuzzaman.
First two bodies
The bodies of two senior officers were the first to be recovered Wednesday. They were apparently dumped in a drain behind the BDR compound and then floated up to Kamrangirchar, police said. Col Mujibul Huq commanded the Dhaka Sector and headed the emergency government’s Operation Daal-Bhat. The body of Lt Col Enayet, commander of 36 Battalion, was found alongside. Ten more bodies including that of Naznin Shakil Shipu, wife of slain BDR chief Maj Gen Shakil Ahmed, gunned down during the mutiny at the Peelkhana BDR headquarters on Wednesday were retrieved from three mass graves yesterday.
The body of Naznin Shakil Shipu, wife of BDR DG Maj
Gen Shakil Ahmed
This is probably the biggest tragedy Bangladesh since 1975 when President Sheikh Mujib was assassinated in a coup and our government and the prime minister have handled the mutiny compassionately, pragmatically and decisively to bring the situation under control.
Criminals & Murderers of BDR Should be punished