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Bangladesh Rifles revolt, also referred to as the Pilkhana tragedy or the Pilkhana Massacre, was a mutiny staged on 25 and 26 February 2009 in Dhaka by a section of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), a paramilitary force mainly tasked with guarding the borders of Bangladesh.
In 1972, Bangladesh Rifles, initially also called East Bengal Rifles, was created out of East Pakistan Rifles. [5] [6] Army officers were deputed to the newly created Bangladesh Rifles. [5] It was placed under the Ministry of Home Affairs. [4] Soldiers of the Bangladesh Rifles rebelled on 7 November 1972.
In the aftermath of the mutiny, the Border Guard Bangladesh Act was issued in 2010 and the Bangladesh Rifles was reorganised with new recruits. The force is still commanded by senior officers seconded from the Bangladesh Army. The Bangladesh Rifles have gone through some fundamental changes since 2010. [46]
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Bangladesh Rifles revolt: 25 February — 2 March 2009 Pilkhana, Dhaka: 74 Soldiers of border security force Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny and take the commanding army officers and their families hostages at the force's headquarters in Pilkhana, Dhaka. 57 army officers are killed along with 17 civilians by the mutineers Chuddogram bus bombing
Operation Dal-Bhat was an operation carried out by Bangladesh Rifles to provide grocery items to low income groups in Bangladesh. [1] [2] The operation was carried out during the Caretaker Government of Fakhruddin Ahmed. [3] It was one of the illustrated reasons behind the Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny of 2009.
The Bangladesh Rifles revolt was a mutiny staged on 25 and 26 February 2009 in Dhaka by a section of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), a paramilitary force mainly tasked with guarding the borders of Bangladesh.
The Bangladesh Ansar mutinied in the Ansar Academy in Shafipur, and Khilgaon on 1 December 1994, demanding higher pay, job security and better treatment from officers. [1] [5] The mutiny was ended on 4 December 1994, when a military operation was launched by Bangladesh Rifles, supported by the Bangladesh Police and helicopters from Bangladesh Air Force.