3rd anniversary of BDR mutiny today
Dhaka, Feb 25 (UNB)- The nation today (Saturday) recalls the horrific carnage at Pilkhana BDR headquarters where 74 people, including 57 army officers, were killed in 2009.
Relatives and officials will pay tributes to the slain army officers by placing wreaths on their graves at Banani graveyard. Special prayers will be offered seeking divine blessings for the peace of the departed souls in mosques across the country, including the Pilkhana and army headquarters.
Different social and political organisations will hold programmes, marking the 3rd anniversary of Pilkhana tragedy.
On this day (February 25) in 2009, hundreds of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR, now Border Guard Bangladesh, BGB) men rose up in armed revolt at Darbar Hall during the three-day-long “BDR Week” inside the Pilkhana Headquarters and killed 74 people, including 57 army officers.
The mutiny finally ended the next day (February 26) with the surrender of the firearms and grenades through negotiation between the government and the BDR rebels.
After the mutiny, BDR was renamed as Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and 58 cases were filed – one for serious crimes like murders and looting and the rest for mutiny.
Some 3,036 BDR personnel have so far been punished and 77 acquitted in 51 of 57 mutiny cases.
The trial of the killings is being held under Criminal Procedure Code. Around 1,000 people have been made accused in the case.
Relatives and officials will pay tributes to the slain army officers by placing wreaths on their graves at Banani graveyard. Special prayers will be offered seeking divine blessings for the peace of the departed souls in mosques across the country, including the Pilkhana and army headquarters.
Different social and political organisations will hold programmes, marking the 3rd anniversary of Pilkhana tragedy.
On this day (February 25) in 2009, hundreds of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR, now Border Guard Bangladesh, BGB) men rose up in armed revolt at Darbar Hall during the three-day-long “BDR Week” inside the Pilkhana Headquarters and killed 74 people, including 57 army officers.
The mutiny finally ended the next day (February 26) with the surrender of the firearms and grenades through negotiation between the government and the BDR rebels.
After the mutiny, BDR was renamed as Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) and 58 cases were filed – one for serious crimes like murders and looting and the rest for mutiny.
Some 3,036 BDR personnel have so far been punished and 77 acquitted in 51 of 57 mutiny cases.
The trial of the killings is being held under Criminal Procedure Code. Around 1,000 people have been made accused in the case.
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