Army chief Gen Moeen U Ahmed arrived at the BDR headquarters Friday noon, 25 minutes after the home minister entered the complex with tanks and troops taking control.
Home minister Sahara Khatun drove into BDR HQ nearly 40 minutes after the army units took positions inside the complex in the morning.
A white four-wheeler carrying the minister arrived at the main entrance to the complex at 11:44am, our staff correspondent Prodip Chowdhury at the gate said.
The correspondent saw six tanks, 20 armoured vehicles roll through the main entrance of the paramilitary headquarters at 10:57am.
The correspondent said the troops, speaking through loudspeakers, asked people move away as they drove up the Satmasjid Road from their overnight base in Dhanmondi Residential Area.
"Keep quiet. No slogans, please," they said.
The army chief entered the compound at 12:10pm.
Subject: Army chief Moeen U Ahmed at BDR headquarters.................... 
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