The Bangladesh Rifles, the unit of the military that revolted against its own military officers will be changing its name to the Border Guards Bangladesh.
As the BBC reports:
“It is not clear how much the changes will cost. Several trials are under way of thousands of border guards accused of taking part in the mutiny.”
“The mutiny took the country to the brink of nationwide conflict. More than 70 people were killed, including 57 officers.”
Social, substantive justice– though perhaps not procedural justice–would require that the pay grades for the new Border Guards be raised higher. There is no reason to suppose that anything but pay inequality and some attendant, deeply held resentment spurred on the mutiny. The unfortunate events of the day, does not change the economic justice issue that might well lie at the heart of the matter.
