Bangladesh Rifles revolt information

Bangladesh Rifles revolt
Date	25 February 2009 — 2 March 2009; (6 days)
Location	Bangladesh Pilkhana, Dhaka;
Result	Revolt unsuccessful Surrender of mutineers; The mutineers were able to assassinate many high-ranking officers including Chief of the Bangladesh Rifles.;
Belligerents
Bangladesh Bangladesh Army; Bangladesh Rifles; Bangladesh Police Rapid Action Battalion; ;	Bangladesh Rifles mutineers
Commanders and leaders
Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina; General Moeen U Ahmed; Major General Ashab Uddin;	Unknown
Strength
Unknown	1,200 mutineers
Casualties and losses
57 killed, 6 missing	8 killed, 200 captured
	17 civilians killed

The Bangladesh Rifles revolt (also referred to as the Pilkhana tragedy) was a mutiny staged on 25 and 26 February 2009 in Dhaka by a section of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), a paramilitary force mainly tasked with guarding the borders of Bangladesh. The rebelling BDR soldiers took over the BDR headquarters in Pilkhana, killing BDR director-general Shakil Ahmed along with 56 other army officers and 17 civilians. They also fired on civilians, held many of their officers and their families hostage, vandalised property and looted valuables.^[5] By the second day, unrest had spread to 12 other towns and cities.^[6]^[7] The mutiny ended as the mutineers surrendered their arms and released the hostages^[8] after a series of discussions and negotiations with the government.^[9] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, who returned to office less than two months before the revolt, was widely praised domestically and internationally for her handling of the mutiny. However some criticised her for not ordering an armed raid of the BDR Rifles compound. The Daily Star commended "her sagacious handling of the situation which resulted in the prevention of a further bloodbath".^[10]^[11]^[12]

On 5 November 2013, Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Court sentenced 152 people to death and 161 to life imprisonment; another 256 people received sentences between three and ten years for their involvement in the mutiny. The court also acquitted 277 people who had been charged. The trials have been condemned as unfair mass trials without timely access to lawyers and "seem designed to satisfy a desire for cruel revenge", as charged by Human Rights Watch, Amnesty International and the United Nations High Commission for Human Rights.^[13]^[14]

^ "657 jailed for Peelkhana mutiny, 9 freed". bdnews24.com. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
^ ^a ^b Julfikar Ali Manik (3 March 2009). "6, not 72, army officers missing". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
^ Cite error: The named reference bbc7914071 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
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^ ""The Fear Never Leaves Me"". Human Rights Watch. 4 July 2012.
^ বিডিআর জওয়ানদের বিদ্রোহ নিহতের সংখ্যা ১৫ বলে দাবি * মহাপরিচালক শাকিল বেঁচে নেই * জিম্মি কর্মকর্তাদের পরিণতি অজানা [Rebellion of BDR jawans claims death toll at 15 * Director General Shakeel not alive * Fate of hostage officials unknown]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 26 February 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.
^ "Bangladesh guard mutiny 'spreads'". BBC News. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2010.
^ "Bangladesh guard mutiny 'is over'". BBC News. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.
^ অবশেষে আত্মসমর্পণ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 27 February 2009.
^ "Hasina showed character". The Daily Star. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
^ Sobhan, Zafar (2 March 2009). "After the Mutiny, Questions About Bangladesh's Army". Time. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
^ Ramesh, Randeep; Monsur, Maloti (28 February 2009). "Bangladeshi army officers' bodies found as death toll from rebellion rises". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.
^ "Human Rights Watch Report on Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny Trial". Human Rights Watch. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2014.
^ "UN's Pillay slams Bangladesh death sentences over mutiny". BBC News. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.

[1] "657 jailed for Peelkhana mutiny, 9 freed". bdnews24.com. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2015.

[6missing-2] Julfikar Ali Manik (3 March 2009). "6, not 72, army officers missing". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 11 June 2015. Retrieved 6 November 2013.

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[nyt5Nov2013-4] Cite error: The named reference nyt5Nov2013 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[5] ""The Fear Never Leaves Me"". Human Rights Watch. 4 July 2012.

[ProthomAlo-6] বিডিআর জওয়ানদের বিদ্রোহ নিহতের সংখ্যা ১৫ বলে দাবি * মহাপরিচালক শাকিল বেঁচে নেই * জিম্মি কর্মকর্তাদের পরিণতি অজানা [Rebellion of BDR jawans claims death toll at 15 * Director General Shakeel not alive * Fate of hostage officials unknown]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 26 February 2009. p. 1. Archived from the original on 27 February 2009. Retrieved 25 February 2009.

[autogenerated2-7] "Bangladesh guard mutiny 'spreads'". BBC News. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 23 April 2010.

[8] "Bangladesh guard mutiny 'is over'". BBC News. 26 February 2009. Retrieved 5 January 2010.

[9] অবশেষে আত্মসমর্পণ. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). 27 February 2009.

[TDS-10] "Hasina showed character". The Daily Star. 8 September 2011. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.

[11] Sobhan, Zafar (2 March 2009). "After the Mutiny, Questions About Bangladesh's Army". Time. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.

[12] Ramesh, Randeep; Monsur, Maloti (28 February 2009). "Bangladeshi army officers' bodies found as death toll from rebellion rises". The Guardian. Archived from the original on 21 February 2023. Retrieved 21 February 2023.

[hrwreport-13] "Human Rights Watch Report on Bangladesh Rifles Mutiny Trial". Human Rights Watch. 4 July 2012. Retrieved 29 June 2014.

[bbc_pillay-14] "UN's Pillay slams Bangladesh death sentences over mutiny". BBC News. 6 November 2013. Retrieved 7 November 2013.

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