Infighting putting country at risk: Bangladesh Army chief warns parties

Bangladesh army chief General Waker-uz-Zaman on Tuesday warned politicians against fighting among themselves, saying this infighting poses a great risk to the country’s sovereignty.

Remain united

Bangladesh is going through a chaotic situation, and criminals are taking advantage of it. Instead of causing chaos, at the end of the day, Bangladeshis have to remain united Gen Waker-uz-Zaman, Bangladesh  Army Chief

“I am warning you. You cannot later say that I did not warn you,” he said at an event held in remembrance of the army officers who died in the brutal killings at Pilkhana in 2009.

On February 25 and 26, 2009, several army officers, including the then-director general of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), Maj Gen Shakil Ahmed, were murdered in a mutiny at the headquarters of the paramilitary force (now Border Guard Bangladesh-BGB) in Pilkhana, Dhaka. In total, 74 bodies were recovered from the incident.

General Zaman said Bangladesh was going through a chaotic situation, and criminals were taking advantage of it.

“There are a few reasons behind the deteriorating law and order situation. The first reason is that we are busy fighting. We are busy enraging each other,” he said.

He said instead of causing chaos, at the end of the day, Bangladeshis have to remain united by looking after the country and the nation.