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❦Brigadier General Gulzar Uddin Ahmed
Deputy Director General of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR)
A senior BDR command officer whose death became emblematic of the 2009 Pilkhana command-level losses.
Biography
Context
In the context of He was among the senior officers killed during the 2009 Pilkhana killings at BDR headquarters in Dhaka., Brigadier General Gulzar Uddin Ahmed is recognized as Deputy Director General of Bangladesh Rifles (BDR). A senior BDR command officer whose death became emblematic of the 2009 Pilkhana command-level losses.
Contribution
He served as a senior seconded army officer in Bangladesh Rifles and held the post of Deputy Director General.
Impact
His death is widely treated as part of the upper-command losses that reflected the institutional shock to Bangladesh's security establishment after the 2009 event.