BNP points finger at govt men behind BDR HQ carnage 

UNB, Dhaka

Opposition BNP leaders Thursday made a sweeping allegation that 'government men' were behind the BDR Headquarters carnage, as the first anniversary of the Pilkhana tragedy was observed today.
The allegation came from a commemorative meeting organized at the Jatiya Press Club by BNP in memory of the army officers who were killed during the mayhem on February 25-26 last year.
Addressing the condolence meet BNP standing-committee-member Brig Gen (retd) ASM Hannan Shah alleged former army chief Gen (Retd) Moeen U Ahmed is mainly responsible for the BDR HQ incidents and "many people of the government had linked with the former army chief".
The former army officer-turned-politician went on to says that "the Prime Minister also knew what had happened inside the Pilkhana premises on that days from her meeting with the rebel BDR group".
Reacting to the Prime Minister's recent remarks, he said, "She (Hasina) and her party-men hatched conspiracy regarding the BDR HQ killings episode."
Referring to newspaper reports Brig Gen Hannan further fulminated that "many people of the government were involved in the BDR carnage".
Another BNP standing-committee-member, Dr Khandaker Mosharraf Hossain, said the BDR HQ carnage was pre-planned, not any isolated incident.
Reacting to Prime Ministers' remarks, he asked why she (Hasina) does not hunt down "provocateurs of Pilkhana incident in her own party".
Presided over by BNP standing-committee-member Nazrul Islam Khan, the meeting was also addressed by Zainul Abdin Farooque MP, Shafiul Alam Prodhan, Dr Mahbubullah and former BDR director-general Maj Gen (Retd) Fazlur Rahman.