BDR Carnage

Senior army officers solemnly carry the remains of their comrades, martyred in the Pilkhana massacre on the 25th and 26th of February 2009, to their final resting places. Amidst the mournings of grieving families, the brave officers were laid to rest, forever imprinted in the nation’s memory as symbols of sacrifice and loss. The photo was taken at Banani Military Cemetery on 2nd March, 2009. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Bangladesh

Public notice issued seeking information on BDR carnage

All have been asked to submit information following these methods: via the website bdr-commission.org and via e-mail: comission@bdr-commission.org.

The members of the investigation commission met Chief Adviser Muhammad Yunus at the State guesthouse Jamuna and informed him about the progress of the investigation today (16 April). Photo: CA Press Wing
Bangladesh

BDR massacre probe report expected by June; CA Yunus says mystery must be uncovered

Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, former army chief General Aziz Ahmed
Bangladesh

Investigation commission on BDR carnage asks Hasina, Moeen, Aziz, 12 others to appear and testify

BNP leaders including the party's Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir prays for the martyred military officers and personnel at the Banani Military Graveyard in Dhaka on Tuesday, 25 February 2025. Photo: UNB
Bangladesh

Hasina spearheaded Pilkhana carnage for two days: Fakhrul

Armoured personnel carriers carrying army soldiers make their way to the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters in Dhaka, 26 February 2009. REUTERS/Andrew Biraj
Bangladesh

BDR massacre: Retired Lt Col Akramuzzaman recalls 36 breath-stopping hours

Senior army officers solemnly carry the remains of their comrades, martyred in the Pilkhana massacre on the 25th and 26th of February 2009, to their final resting places. Amidst the mournings of grieving families, the brave officers were laid to rest, forever imprinted in the nation’s memory as symbols of sacrifice and loss. The photo was taken at Banani Military Cemetery on 2nd March, 2009. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain
Bangladesh

'Injustice done in the name of justice'

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
Bangladesh

BDR carnage reinvestigation: Commission looking into both domestic and foreign factors

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
Bangladesh

BDR Carnage: Govt declares 25 Feb as Jatiya Shaheed Sena Dibash