Nation set to observe 'Jatiya Shaheed Sena Dibas' tomorrow
The nation is set to observe the 'Jatiya Shaheed Sena Dibash' in memory of the army officers who were brutally killed in Pilkhana carnage about 16 years back.
On 25 and 26 February 2009, derailed soldiers of the then BDR (now BGB) killed 57 army officers, including its Director General (DG) Major General Shakil Ahmed at its headquarters in Pilkhana, plunging the entire nation into a state of shock.
The interim government issued a circular yesterday declaring February 25 as the 'Jatiya Shaheed Sena Dibash', the first of its kind in the country.
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"The Pilkhana massacre was a part of an international conspiracy to keep the Awami League in power and to establish the hegemony of power over Bangladesh," Attorney General Md Asaduzzaman told BSS yesterday.
He said, "It was not a rebellion, it was a pre-planned murder. In the Pilkhana massacre, we have lost the brave sons of the nation, through which the foundation of Bangladesh's sovereignty has been hit. The deposed Awami League government created anarchy by killing 57 army officers, making the grave of Bangladesh."
He continued, "There is a widespread allegation that the leaders and activists of the Awami League, Chhatra League and Juba League took part in the brutal carnage by wearing BDR uniforms. Many masterminds of the Pilkhana massacre are still at large. Steps have already been taken to bring them to justice."
The interim government has taken the initiative to officially observe the day tomorrow for the first time to commemorate the martyred army officers in the tragic killing at Pilkhana.
