A former army chief, General (retired) Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan, met with the Chief Prosecutor of the International Crimes Tribunal, Mohammad Tajul Islam. There, he spoke about disappearances, murders, corrupt practices, ineptitude to perform duties and the role of RAB oppressing opposition political parties during the previous Awami League government.
General Iqbal Karim Bhuiyan is a retired Bangladeshi four-star general who served as the 14th Chief of Army Staff of the Bangladesh Army from June 25, 2012, to June 25, 2015. Known as “IKB,” he is a veteran infantry officer who participated in Operation Desert Storm and later became a prominent witness regarding military conduct during the Awami League regime.
In response to his statement, the letter, written under the guise of an ‘army officer’, raises questions about the former army chief’s moral standing and role during his tenure.
Bangladeshi media questions General Bhuiyan’s moral standing after revealing the truth 15 years after the fall of the government.
One of the Bangladesh Army officers questions, ‘Why did you have to wait 15 years to reveal these truths? You retired in 2015. Even during your time, there were allegations of injustice, corruption and disappearances in the country. Why did you remain silent even after knowing and hearing about it?’
The officer alleges that, during the 2014 elections, army officers were asked to participate in a brutal vote robbery that took place when General Bhuiyan was the chief of the Army.
An Army officer asked, in an open letter to General Bhuiyan, to take responsibility for the failures during his tenure as army chief.
The letter claims that the former army chief’s remarks about the role of RAB and intelligence agency officers in his speech have called the entire force into question.
It is said that thousands of officers have served in the RAB, DGFI, and NSI over the last 17 years who have directly and indirectly participated in disappearances, murders, and corrupt practices.
The letter claims that most of the army’s officers and soldiers lack professionalism and focus on making some money from the UN peacekeeping deployment, according to the statement.
In the last part of the letter, the officer expressed his anger and said that the former army chief cannot avoid the responsibility of tarnishing the glorious history of the 54-year-old army in this way, as General Bhuiyan himself participated in disappearances, murders, and corrupt practices.
The letter ended by urging the army to be responsible for protecting the force’s dignity rather than focusing on making money for personal gain through embezzlement and corruption.
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