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The Bangladesh Rifles revolt was a mutiny staged on the 25 and 26 February 2009 in Dhaka by a section of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), a paramilitary force mainly associated with guarding the borders of Bangladesh. The rebelling BDR soldiers took over the BDR headquarters in Pilkhana, killing the BDR Director-General and army officers. They also fired on some civilians, held many of their officers hostage, vandalized property and looted valuables. By the second day, unrest had spread to twelve other towns and cities. The mutiny ended as the mutineers surrendered their arms and released the hostages after a series of discussions and negotiations with the government.

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  • Bangladesh Rifles revolt
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  • The Bangladesh Rifles revolt was a mutiny staged on the 25 and 26 February 2009 in Dhaka by a section of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), a paramilitary force mainly associated with guarding the borders of Bangladesh. The rebelling BDR soldiers took over the BDR headquarters in Pilkhana, killing the BDR Director-General and army officers. They also fired on some civilians, held many of their officers hostage, vandalized property and looted valuables. By the second day, unrest had spread to twelve other towns and cities. The mutiny ended as the mutineers surrendered their arms and released the hostages after a series of discussions and negotiations with the government.
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  • 1200(xsd:integer)
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Date
  • --02-26
Commander
  • Ashab Uddin Chowdhury
  • Moeen U Ahmed
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  • 2009(xsd:integer)
Status
  • Surrender of BDR mutineers
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  • --02-26
Casualties
  • 7(xsd:integer)
  • 8(xsd:integer)
  • 57(xsd:integer)
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  • Bangladesh Army
  • Bangladesh Police
  • Bangladesh Rifles
  • Mutineers from the Bangladesh Rifles
Place
  • Dhaka, Bangladesh
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  • The Bangladesh Rifles revolt was a mutiny staged on the 25 and 26 February 2009 in Dhaka by a section of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), a paramilitary force mainly associated with guarding the borders of Bangladesh. The rebelling BDR soldiers took over the BDR headquarters in Pilkhana, killing the BDR Director-General and army officers. They also fired on some civilians, held many of their officers hostage, vandalized property and looted valuables. By the second day, unrest had spread to twelve other towns and cities. The mutiny ended as the mutineers surrendered their arms and released the hostages after a series of discussions and negotiations with the government. On 5 November 2013, Dhaka Metropolitan Sessions Court sentenced 152 people to death and 159 to life imprisonment; another 235 people received sentences between three and ten years for their involvement in the mutiny. The court also acquitted 277 people who had been charged.
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