14th anniversary of Pilkhana carnage observed

The 14th anniversary of the Pilkhana carnage is being observed today.

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Floral wreaths were placed at the graves of the slain army officers at the Military Graveyard in the capital's Banani on behalf of Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina at 9:00am.

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Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan, chiefs of three armed forces, BGB director general, and relatives of the slain officers also paid their tributes to the dead.

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Marking the day, BGB will organise Quran-khwani, as well as doa and milad mahfil in mosques at the headquarters, and all other units and border outposts, said a BGB press release yesterday.

Photo: Anisur Rahman

Seventy-four people, including 57 army officials, were killed in the mutiny in the capital's Pilkhana headquarters of the erstwhile Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) on February 25 and 26 in 2009.