Ninth anniversary of BDR carnage today

The 9th anniversary of the atrocious carnage at Pilkhana BDR Headquarters in the capital is being observed on Sunday.

A total of 74 people, including 57 army officers, were killed in the carnage beginning on this day in 2009.

Floral wreaths were placed at the graves of the slain army officers at Banani Military Graveyard at 9am on behalf of President Abdul Hamid and Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina.

Later, the home minister, the chiefs of the three services, the public security secretary under the home ministry and the BGB director general paid their tributes to the slain army officers.

On 25 February, 2009, several hundred Bangladesh Rifles (now BGB) men rose up in armed revolt at Darbar Hall during the three-day 'BDR Week' inside the Pilkhana headquarters and killed 74 people, including 57 deputed army officers.

The mutiny finally ended the following day (26 Feb) with the surrender of the firearms, ammunition and grenades through negotiation between the government and the BDR rebels.

Following the mutiny, the paramilitary force was renamed Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).