David Miliband

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Thursday 12 March, 2009

Bangladesh - One way we can help

The mutiny in Dhaka at the end of last month, with the death of over 70 Bangladesh Army officers and civilians was a terrible personal loss for the families and friends of those killed. It was also a serious blow for Bangladesh.

It's only two months since Bangladesh's successful return to democracy. That mustn't be jeopardised. The country needs to maintain a mood of national unity and rally behind the leadership of Sheikh Hasina's Government.  

As a friend of Bangladesh we want to do what we can to help. I'm glad we have been able to send a small police team to offer advice on the follow up investigation. Our police are not there to solve the crime - that role sits rightly with the Bangladeshi law enforcement agencies - but they can share experience  and advice.

Posted at 10:42 12 March 2009 by David Miliband  |  Comments[2]

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Bangladesh is still paying the price for never having dealt with never having been able to deal with the war criminals of 1971. It will be interesting to see whether the same interests had a hand in the terrible crime at Pilkhana Barracks. Please give UK support to efforts to resolve the issues and bring justice to the victims of the War of Independence. I've just been listening to Mirsad Tokaca talking about his work on the Research and Documentation Centre database of victims of the Bosnian war. It is an extraordinary achievement. The FCO's Chevening Scholarship that has brought him over here represents outstanding use of public money. His work is of obvious application to situations like the Bangladesh genocide, Afghanistan, Iraq, Darfur and countless other graveyards.

Posted by OwenE2 on March 18, 2009 at 08:15 PM GMT #

Thanks for this insightful blog post David. I only just discovered this blog today, and I'm glad I did! I'm glad the UK is friendly towards Bangladesh.

Posted by Leadership on May 10, 2009 at 10:14 AM BST #

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