President, Prime Minister Honour Pilkhana Martyrs

President Mohammad Shahabuddin and Prime Minister Tarique Rahman paid homage to the martyrs of the Pilkhana tragedy on Wednesday morning.

They placed wreaths at the graves of the fallen officers at the Banani Military Cemetery around 10:00am, commemorating the anniversary of the 2009 killings at the then Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) headquarters in Pilkhana.

Home Minister Salahuddin Ahmed was present at the ceremony, along with Chief of Army Staff Waker-uz-Zaman, Chief of Naval Staff M Nazmul Hassan, Chief of Air Staff Hasan Mahmood Khan, and Director General of Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) Mohammad Ashrafuzzaman Siddiqui.

On February 25, 2009, 74 people — including 57 army officers — were killed at the BDR headquarters in Pilkhana. Since 2024, the day has been officially observed as ‘Shaheed Sena Day’ in honour of the fallen officers.