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Bangladesh BDR Mutiny: Army Investigation Report

Bangladesh Army Investigation / Court of Inquiry

Primary internal investigation from the military perspective on rebellion, conspiracy, command failure, security, and administrative causes.

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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.