National Martyred Army Day

National Martyred Army Day

(From left) Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed, Prime Minister Tarique Rahman and President Mohammed Shahabuddin pay tribute to the martyrs of the 2009 Pilkhana carnage at Banani Military Graveyard, marking National Martyred Army Day, on 25 February 2026. Photo: PMO

President, PM pay tribute to martyrs of Pilkhana carnage

Senior leaders of the ruling BNP and high-ranking civil and military officials were present.

An army soldier cries as he carries the coffin of a Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) officer in Dhaka on March 2, 2009. Tens of thousands of mourners attended the state funeral for dozens of Bangladesh army officers killed in a mutiny on February 25-26, 2019/ Reuters

National Martyred Army Day today

Army soldiers cry as they carry the coffin of a Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) officer in Dhaka on 2 March 2009. Tens of thousands of mourners attended the state funeral for dozens of Bangladesh army officers killed in a mutiny on 25-26 February 2009. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

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