Historical Memory Journey

Major General Shakil Ahmed

Director General of BDR (killed)

Led BDR at Pilkhana and was among the first senior officers killed during the mutiny.

Context

Pilkhana headquarters, 25 February 2009.

Contribution

Led BDR at Pilkhana and was among the first senior officers killed during the mutiny.

Impact

His killing became the central symbol of the massacre and command collapse.

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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.