Bangladesh Rifles revolt
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title:
Bangladesh Rifles revolt
text:
The 2009 Bangladesh Rifles Massacre 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 valua
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2009 Bangladesh Rifles massacre in Bangladesh
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_Rifles_revolt
date created:
2009-02-25T23:41:37Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T05:03:34Z
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