What the records say
- When
- 25 Feb 2009
- Kind
- Event
- Coordinates
- 23.73° N, 90.38° E
Placed at the coordinates of the event it links, Bangladesh Rifles revolt.
Summary
Soldiers of Bangladeshi border security force Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny and take the commanding army officers and their families hostages at the force's headquarters in Pilkhana, Dhaka. 57 army officers are killed along with 17 civilians by the mutineers.
Bangladesh Rifles revolt
2009 mutiny and massacre in Bangladesh
The Bangladesh Rifles revolt, also known as the Pilkhana massacre or Pilkhana tragedy, was a mutiny that took place on 25–26 February 2009 in Dhaka, when a group of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) personnel seized the force's headquarters in Pilkhana.
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