Historical Memory Journey

Brigadier General Gulzar Uddin Ahmed

Deputy Director General of BDR (killed)

Senior BDR command officer killed in the Pilkhana killings.

Context

Mass killing of seconded army officers inside BDR headquarters.

Contribution

Senior BDR command officer killed in the Pilkhana killings.

Impact

Represents the loss of upper-tier command in the massacre.

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Appears In Events

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2009

BDR Mutiny / Pilkhana Massacre

On 25-26 February 2009, a mutiny by Bangladesh Rifles personnel at Pilkhana in Dhaka turned into one of the deadliest internal security crises in Bangladesh's history. Senior army officers seconded to the force were killed, families were trapped inside the headquarters, and the newly elected government faced an immediate test of authority only weeks after the end of emergency-era rule.