Sheikh Hasina and the Army chief are till now acting in tandem indealing with the sequel to the mutiny, but the critics of SheikhHasina are already turning their guns on her as the holder of thedefence portfolio for not reacting promptly to the mutiny in order toput it down and prevent the massacre of a large number of seniorofficers of the Army by the jawans (soldiers) and other junior ranksof the BDR. While the Army chief himself has reiterated his faith inthe civilian leadership, individual senior officers have been criticalof Sheikh Hasina for allegedly not allowing the Army to intervene onFebruary 25 itself after the mutiny broke out and for trying to dealwith the situation through her Home Minister, Sahara Khatun, underwhom the BDR comes.