Disaffection

Allegations of large scale corruption, neglect, job insecurity, and poor play plague the Ansars-VDP in the country. Khamin investigates the reasons behind the grievances of regular Ansars

photo by Prito Reza

On February 16, Ansar Battalion member Azim Uddin of the Khilgaon Ansar headquarters was remanded for two days on charges of threatening to stage a mutiny. He had sent an SMS to the Director General of Bangladesh Ansar and Village Defence Party stating that if the demands of Ansar members are not met, than a rebellion, similar to the BDR rebellion, would be carried out on February 28, during the national parade day at the Shafipur Ansar Academy in Gazipur.