“He was posted to the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence (DGFI) as a director from the post of additional DG of Rab. During the caretaker rule Bari was the second-in-command of DGFI and played a key role in arresting high-profile corruption suspects, mostly politicians and businesspersons…Brig Gen Bari who served as the second man of DGFI since BNP-Jamaat-led alliance rule was posted to the Bangladesh embassy in Washington at the end of caretaker rule.” [Daily Star]
“Several top AL leaders including Abdul Jalil and Mohiuddin Khan Alamgir demanded severe curtailing of the influence of the military’s intelligence wing in the civilian administration. They alleged that they were harassed and tortured during their incarceration by the people of the Directorate General of Forces Intelligence . Although not naming him directly, the politicians’ wrath was particularly directed at Brigadier Bari.” [bdnews24.com] Read more…
khujeci_tomai, June 10th 2009 |
Posted in Army, national security council
2 years from now, Odhikar, Ain Salish Kendra, Daily Star, Prothom Alo, Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International, Somewherein, Amaderblog, may be crying themselves hoarse for dismantling the “Bangladesh army’s infamous QRF unit”. But by then it will be too little, too late…
“According to Bangladesh’s foreign policy, we will not initiate a war. But, Bangladesh might inadvertently get engaged in a conflict due to various reasons.”
“Internal reasons identified in the report, for which Bangladesh Army might get involved in conflicts are: if the Chittagong Hill Tract separatist movement is revived”
“also suggested formation of a national crisis management committee at the top level
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UV_Admin, June 8th 2009 |
Posted in Army, national security council
London, UK, July 8, 2008 – Drishtipat Writers’ Collective (DWC), A London based writers’ group on Bangladesh, has published its first e-book on the prospect of National Security Council in Bangladesh titled “The Case Against a National Security Council in Bangladesh”.
As the state of emergency draws to a close and national elections loom, the powers-that-be behind Bangladesh’s Caretaker Government have mooted the necessity of such a council. The collective opines that creating an NSC will not solve Bangladesh’s political problems and would rather make it worse. An NSC will make it more difficult for democratic institutions to develop, and quite possibly, condemn the nation to a generation-long conflict.Â
A series of articles, published in the print media over the past year, makes the case against an NSC, does comparative analysis with other countries and suggests alternatives. Please distribute link among possible stakeholders and interest groups.
For questions and comments, please write to dpwriters@drishtipat.org.Â
You can see the e-book directly by clicking here
About DWC:
Drishtipat Writers’ Collective is a coalition of writers who blog, write and research on society, politics and the economy of Bangladesh. Experts in their own fields, the writers’ are spread out all across the globe and have more than 50 publications on Bangladesh both in Bangladeshi and International media. More details can be found at http://dpwriters.wordpress.comÂ
admin, July 9th 2008 |
Posted in Army, Democracy, national security council
Dr Ayesha Siddiqa Agha, a Pakistani academic and author of Military Inc.: Inside Pakistan’s Military Economy, 
recently talked to Syeed Ahamed and Faisal Gazi of the Drishtipat Writers’ Collective. The interview was printed by the New Age on Monday 7 July.
A national security council will not only institutionalise an authoritarian political system, once the military becomes part of this system, the system will become less transparent as well. Hence reforming that authoritative system will be much more difficult than reforming the existing political system.
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admin, July 8th 2008 |
Posted in Army, Politics, national security council
