[🇧🇩] BDR Mutiny---An Irreparable Damage to Bangladesh's First Line of Defense

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The following video talks about the involvement of Awami League and India in the tragic BDR carnage in Peelkhana. The head of the commission to find out the criminals involved in BDR carnage is Major General (rtd) Fazlur Rahman. The video is in Bengali.

 

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BDR CARNAGE: Victim families for trial of suspects named in commission report

The families of the victims of the 2009 carnage at Pilkhana, the headquarters of the erstwhile Bangladesh Rifles, on Monday demanded immediate prosecution of those named in the report of the National Independent Investigation Commission formed to probe the incident.

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BDR CARNAGE: Victim families for trial of suspects named in commission report
Staff Correspondent 02 December, 2025, 00:00

Families of the killed army officers attend a press conference on the ‘views of martyred families on the release of the BDR carnage investigation commission report’ at the RAOWA Club in Dhaka on Monday. | Star Mail photo

The families of the victims of the 2009 carnage at Pilkhana, the headquarters of the erstwhile Bangladesh Rifles, on Monday demanded immediate prosecution of those named in the report of the National Independent Investigation Commission formed to probe the incident.

They, urging the authorities to make the full report public without any delay, also demanded the trial of the Awami League, activities of which are now banned for atrocities during the 2024 July uprising, as a party and its ban for direct involvement in the carnage.

‘We demand prosecution of those named in the investigation commission’s report immediately,’ said slain former BDR director general Major General Shakil Ahmed’s son, Rakin Ahmed, at a press conference held at the Retired Armed Forces Officers’ Welfare Association Club in Dhaka on Monday, a day after the commission submitted its report to chief adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus.

The commission revealed that the Awami League and a foreign power were directly involved in the carnage while the then prime minister Sheikh Hasina, now hiding in India, had a green signal behind the whole incident that saw at least 74 people, including 57 army officers, killed and the then Awami League lawmaker and Hasina’s nephew Sheikh Fazle Noor Taposh acted as the chief coordinator in the massacre.

The families of 22 victims of the carnage filed a case with the office of the International Crimes Tribunal’s chief prosecutor on December 19, 2024 accusing Sheikh Hasina, her defence adviser Tarique Ahmed Siddique, former army chief Moneen U Ahmed and 55 others of crimes against humanity and genocide.

‘We are urging the ICT chief prosecutor Mohammad Tajul Islam to take the report soon. Arrest warrants must be issued against involved civil and military personnel immediately,’ said slain Colonel Quadrat Elahi Rahman Shafique’s son, Saquib Rahman.

If the government makes any delay in making the report public, the people involved in the carnage may evade trial, he said.

Slain Major Nurul Islam’s son, Ashraful Alam Hannan, urged the authorities to publish the report on the government website immediately.

He demanded trial of the Awami League and banning the party for its involvement in the carnage.

Rakin Ahmed said that the people involved in the military troops’ inaction during the carnage should be brought to justice.

Slain Colonel Mojibul Hoque’s son, Muhib Hoque, alleged that some journalists and former army officers defamed the victims’ families and issued death threats.

Legal action would be taken if anyone makes defamatory remarks in the future, he said.

Slain Lieutenant Colonel Lutfur Rahman Khan’s daughter, Fabliha Bushra, urged the government to ensure safety and security for the victims’ families.

The investigation commission was formed on December 24, 2024 by the interim government to reinvestigate the BDR carnage after the ouster of the authoritarian Sheikh Hasina regime in a student-led mass uprising on August 5, 2024.

It reviewed the main report of the court of inquiry formed by the Bangladesh Army on June 11, 2009, and the investigation report of the committee formed by the home ministry on May 11, 2009, in this connection.​

 

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Commission uncovers evidence suggesting ‘Indian involvement’ in the planning of Pilkhana killings​

The chief of the commission says General Moeen had warned that any action could provoke Indian intervention​

Senior Correspondent
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Published : 01 Dec 2025, 01:20 AM
Updated : 01 Dec 2025, 01:20 AM


The head of the National Independent Inquiry Commission, retired major general ALM Fazlur Rahman has said evidence points to “Indian involvement” in the conspiracy behind the 2009 Pilkhana killings.


Speaking at a press conference after submitting the 16-year-old case’s report to Chief Advisor Muhammad Yunus on Sunday, Fazlur highlighted that the Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB, formerly BDR) had been “deliberately weakened”, contributing to the bloodshed.

Fazlur, who also served as BDR director general, said: “The conspiracy aimed to weaken this force and destabilise Bangladesh. At that time, India sought to create instability while the then government sought to extend its rule.”


Asked at the media briefing who the main Pilkhana massacre plotters were, the head of the commission formed last December, said: "Former prime minister Sheikh Hasina, barrister Fazle Noor Taposh, Sheikh Selim, Jahangir Kabir Nanak, Mirza Azam, Sahara Khatun, General Tarique Siddique, ex-Army chief General Moeen U Ahmed, and the former DGFI chief maj gen Akbar (Hossain).


"After the BDR carnage took place, the government wanted to prolong its power, and the neighbouring country wanted to destabilise Bangladesh," he added.

When asked who he meant by the neighbouring country, Fazlur replied: "We meant India, where our former prime minister, along with her party members, took shelter."


In response to another question, the former army official said: "General Moeen stated in his remarks that if he had taken 'action' here, India would have 'intervened' here."

Seventy-four people, including the 57 army officers, were killed in the mutiny at the erstwhile Bangladesh Rifles, or BDR, Headquarters in Dhaka’s Pilkhana on Feb 25 and 26, 2009.

Citing evidence of the involvement of Indians in the incident, Fazlur said: "Around 921 Indians came to the country during that time. The whereabouts of 67 of those Indians are unknown."


The case and judicial proceedings concerning this massacre, which caused national and international interest, were carried out during the Awami League government's tenure.

Following a change in power and the interim administration taking charge, demands arose for a re-investigation of the incident. The inquiry commission was formed on Dec 24, with a 90-day deadline to submit its findings.

 

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Families of martyred officers demand full disclosure of BDR Carnage Report​

The families alleged that they faced various kinds of social and online harassment for providing testimony during the inquiry
https://www.dhakatribune.com/397770


A press conference titled “Opinions of the Families of the Martyrs on the Publication of the BDR Inquiry Commission Report” was held on Monday, December 1, 2025, at the RAOWA Club in the capital where family members demanded the full disclosure of the report and called for legal action regarding the BDR carnage. Photo: Dhaka Tribune
Tribune Report
Publish : 01 Dec 2025, 07:33 PM
Update : 01 Dec 2025, 07:43 PM

Family members of the army officers killed in the Pilkhana BDR carnage have voiced frustration that the names of all individuals involved have yet to be made public.

They demanded that, along with releasing the full report, the government immediately initiate legal action against the perpetrators.

At a press conference titled Opinions of the Families of the Martyrs on the Publication of the BDR Inquiry Commission Report, held Monday at the RAOWA Club in the capital, relatives of the slain army officers made the remarks. They also expressed satisfaction that the national independent inquiry commission, formed by the interim government, has submitted its report to the chief adviser.



The families alleged that they faced various forms of social and online harassment for providing testimony during the inquiry and said they continue to live in insecurity.

The national independent inquiry commission—tasked by the interim government with investigating the brutal killings at Pilkhana—submitted its report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on November 30 at the state guesthouse Jamuna.

The commission prepared the report following an 11-month investigation into the carnage that unfolded on February 25–26, 2009, at the headquarters of the then Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), now Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).

Speaking at the event, Dr. Fableeha Bushra, daughter of Lt. Colonel Lutfor Rahman Khan, said Commission Chief General Fazlur Rahman stated on Sunday that the report is not classified and will be made public. “The call of the martyrs’ families is that the process should not be delayed—urgent steps must be taken to send the report to the judiciary, impose legal measures such as travel bans on potential accused individuals, and publish the investigation report,” she said.

She added, “The loss of 74 lives, including 57 army officers, is not just a tragedy for one group of families—it is a national catastrophe. A conspiracy was carried out using a state security force funded by taxpayers’ money to undermine the country’s sovereignty. Every citizen has the right to know the truth.”

A press conference titled “Opinions of the Families of the Martyrs on the Publication of the BDR Inquiry Commission Report” was held on Monday, December 1, 2025, at the RAOWA Club in the capital where family members demanded the full disclosure of the report and called for legal action regarding the BDR carnage. Photo: Dhaka Tribune.

Saquib Rahman, son of Colonel Kudrat-E-Elahi, said: “The commission has clearly stated that there are some names they cannot reveal at this moment. We understand the reasoning to some extent. But we will not accept this being used as an excuse for indefinite delay. That is unacceptable to us.”

He added: "As soon as possible, arrest warrants must be issued against all individuals—military and civilian alike—and they must be apprehended. If the report is not made public, we fear that those named may slip beyond the reach of law.”

Rakin Ahmed Bhuiyan, son of Major General Shakil Ahmed, director general of BDR during the carnage, warned, “If the traitors are not prosecuted, then the opportunity for another Pilkhana carnage will remain.”

Ashraful Alam Hannan, son of Subedar Major Nurul Islam, along with another victim’s family member, said: “After this report, not only the families of the martyrs—the entire nation will now be able to speak.”