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10-day US Marines non-lethal weapon training programme ends
DHAKA, Bangladesh, July 22 (BSS)-The US Marine Corps Forces, Pacific (MARFORPAC) has given a 10-day training to the personnel of Bangladesh Armed Forces and other security enforcing agencies on using of modern non-lethal weapons to control civil mob byminimizing loss of lives and damaging infrastructure.
Fifteen US Marine and two US Navy personnel imparted the training to a 100-member team including 16 officers of Bangladesh Army, Navy, Air force, Bangladesh Rifles, Police, Ansar and VDP,Coast Guard and Fire Service and Civil Defense.
The US MARFORPAC trainer team educated the Bangladeshi trainees on utilization of non-lethal weapons tactics to maintain peace and seek new ways to handle unrest in peacekeepingoperations and other domestic situations involving civilians.
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) facilitated the training that began on July 12 and ended today with holding a demonstration and certificate giving ceremony at the BDR Golf Course at Pilkhanahere.
Director General of the BDR Major General Shakil Ahmed spoke as the chief guest while Asst Chief of Staff Plans and Policy of US Marine Forces Pacific Colonel Aydin D. Budak gave the welcomespeech.
Major Magrath and Captain Fenbert of the US Marine conductedthe demonstration.
During the demonstration, the US marine members and the trainees showed how a rough and agitated mob could be brought under control in a much easier and efficient way through usingmodern non-lethal weapon with minimum level of casualties.
The various non-lethal arms of US marine used in the demonstration includes Shotgun launching cup, grenade, 40 MM foam button, 40 MM rubber ball, rubber ball, X 26E Taser and pepperspray.
The US marine also demonstrated, how a fleeing car carrying terrorists could be stopped at the security check post by usingnon-lethal weapon without shooting them.
After the demonstration, in his short speech, Maj Gen Shakil said, the training would be very useful for the country's security enforcing agencies especially for police and BDR as these two forces are used to control various internal civilunrest.
"Sometimes we have to deploy large force to calm down a rough mob of 10,000 people by using non-lethal weapon," Maj Gen Shakilsaid.
He said country's security forces require this kind of new techniques and technology of non-lethal arms, which was providedby the US marine during the training.
Budak said the US marine is also benefited from the training programme as they exchanged their experiences with theBangladeshi security agencies about using of non-lethal weapon.
Later, he told BSS that the US Marine Corps Forces, Pacific provide such kind of training to the countries in the Pacific every year. They provided non-lethal weapon tainting to Malaysiain 2004-05, Thailand in 2006 and Mongolia in 2007, he added.
High officials of Army, Navy, Air Force, BDR, Ansar VDP,Rapid Action Battalion and Police were present on the occasion.
Meanwhile, a three-day 'Non-lethal Weapons Executive Seminar' jointly organized by the Bangladesh Navy and US MarineCorps Forces Pacific today started at Radisson Hotel in the city.
Besides Bangladesh and the USA, 12 other pacific countries are taking part in the seminar including Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea,Philippines, East Timor, Vanuatu and Vietnam, ISPR sources said.
The seminar will present a multi-lateral forum with discussion of non-lethal tactics, techniques and procedures, equipment, lessons learned, rules of engagement, law of war andplanning method.
The seminar is designed to improve ability of the armed forces and other security enforcing agencies of all participating countries to conduct Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Reliefand Peace Keeping Operation missions, the sources added.
Fifteen US Marine and two US Navy personnel imparted the training to a 100-member team including 16 officers of Bangladesh Army, Navy, Air force, Bangladesh Rifles, Police, Ansar and VDP,Coast Guard and Fire Service and Civil Defense.
The US MARFORPAC trainer team educated the Bangladeshi trainees on utilization of non-lethal weapons tactics to maintain peace and seek new ways to handle unrest in peacekeepingoperations and other domestic situations involving civilians.
Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) facilitated the training that began on July 12 and ended today with holding a demonstration and certificate giving ceremony at the BDR Golf Course at Pilkhanahere.
Director General of the BDR Major General Shakil Ahmed spoke as the chief guest while Asst Chief of Staff Plans and Policy of US Marine Forces Pacific Colonel Aydin D. Budak gave the welcomespeech.
Major Magrath and Captain Fenbert of the US Marine conductedthe demonstration.
During the demonstration, the US marine members and the trainees showed how a rough and agitated mob could be brought under control in a much easier and efficient way through usingmodern non-lethal weapon with minimum level of casualties.
The various non-lethal arms of US marine used in the demonstration includes Shotgun launching cup, grenade, 40 MM foam button, 40 MM rubber ball, rubber ball, X 26E Taser and pepperspray.
The US marine also demonstrated, how a fleeing car carrying terrorists could be stopped at the security check post by usingnon-lethal weapon without shooting them.
After the demonstration, in his short speech, Maj Gen Shakil said, the training would be very useful for the country's security enforcing agencies especially for police and BDR as these two forces are used to control various internal civilunrest.
"Sometimes we have to deploy large force to calm down a rough mob of 10,000 people by using non-lethal weapon," Maj Gen Shakilsaid.
He said country's security forces require this kind of new techniques and technology of non-lethal arms, which was providedby the US marine during the training.
Budak said the US marine is also benefited from the training programme as they exchanged their experiences with theBangladeshi security agencies about using of non-lethal weapon.
Later, he told BSS that the US Marine Corps Forces, Pacific provide such kind of training to the countries in the Pacific every year. They provided non-lethal weapon tainting to Malaysiain 2004-05, Thailand in 2006 and Mongolia in 2007, he added.
High officials of Army, Navy, Air Force, BDR, Ansar VDP,Rapid Action Battalion and Police were present on the occasion.
Meanwhile, a three-day 'Non-lethal Weapons Executive Seminar' jointly organized by the Bangladesh Navy and US MarineCorps Forces Pacific today started at Radisson Hotel in the city.
Besides Bangladesh and the USA, 12 other pacific countries are taking part in the seminar including Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, Papua New Guinea,Philippines, East Timor, Vanuatu and Vietnam, ISPR sources said.
The seminar will present a multi-lateral forum with discussion of non-lethal tactics, techniques and procedures, equipment, lessons learned, rules of engagement, law of war andplanning method.
The seminar is designed to improve ability of the armed forces and other security enforcing agencies of all participating countries to conduct Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Reliefand Peace Keeping Operation missions, the sources added.
