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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. The rebelling BDR soldiers took over the BDR headquarters in Pilkhana ...
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.
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
Domestically, he held the position of Zone Commander in the Chhota Harina Zone of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) in Rangamati in 2008. He served as Director of both the Special Security Force (SSF) and the National Security Intelligence (NSI) under the Prime Minister's Office. Notably, he survived the 2009 BDR mutiny at Pilkhana. [2]
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.
Border Guard Bangladesh, [a] better known as BGB, is a paramilitary force responsible for the border security of Bangladesh. The BGB is entrusted with the responsibility to defend the 4,427 kilometres (2,751 mi) border of Bangladesh with India and Myanmar. [4] It was formerly known as the Bangladesh Rifles (abbr. BDR). [5]
Members of the Bangladesh Rifles mutinied against senior officials of BDR who were mostly from Bangladesh Army. While the exact reasons for such a widespread mutiny largely remains unknown, words have been on the air regarding possible involvement of vested political quarters inside Bangladesh and even of forces outside Bangladesh. [8]
Mujibul Hoque was present at the Bangladesh Rifles Headquarters when the BDR Mutiny started on 25 February 2009. He was taken prisoner by mutinous soldiers. He was then killed in the third floor of a building by Lance Nayek Anwar, Havildar Yusuf, and Sepoy Bazlur Rashid. [6]