Prime Minister Tarique Rahman yesterday said the 2009 Pilkhana carnage, in which 57 army officers were killed, was a sinister attempt to undermine Bangladesh’s sovereignty, reported the UNB.

Speaking on Martyred Army Day, Tarique Rahman vows stronger security structure

Salahuddin says existing independent report will be implemented in phases

For 17 years, the killing of 74 people, including 57 of the nation’s top military officers, during a mutiny at the then BDR headquarters in Pilkhana has remained an open wound, clouded by state-led investigations dismissed by critics as a facade of justice.

For the family of ex-BDR member Mollah Sayeed Hossain, the wait for his release is likely to get longer.

Families call for swift action against those named in the commission report

An independent commission has accused former prime minister Sheikh Hasina and several senior Awami League leaders of orchestrating the 2009 Pilkhana massacre.

Their demands are justice for the victims of the 2009 Pilkhana massacre, reinstatement of dismissed personnel, and recognition of their grievances

The government yesterday formed a seven-member commission to re-investigate the 2009 BDR (now Border Guard Bangladesh) massacre. 

Former army chief Moin’s excuse of following the chain of command betrays his puerility at its worst.

The death sentences of the 139 convicts in the BDR carnage case could not be executed even in 14 years since the mutiny, as their appeals are yet to be disposed of by the apex court.

Ex-BNP lawmaker Nasiruddin Ahmed Pintu, who was serving life-term for carnage at Pilkhana headquarters of paramilitary Bangladesh Rifles force, dies of heart attack.