BGB to observe Martyrs' Day today

The Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB) will observe the Martyrs' Day today( Thursday) with due solemnity, commemorating the people killed in the Pilkhana BDR carnage on February 25-26 in 2009, reports BSS.

Marking the day, the BGB will organise Quran Khwani, doa and milad mahfil at all regions, sectors, institutions and units including the Pilkhana headquarters, according to a PID handout received here Wednesday.

The representatives of the president and prime minister, the home minister, chiefs of three armed forces, senior secretary of the home ministry's public security division and BGB director general will place wreaths at the Banani military graveyard in the morning today.

All BGB members will wear black-badge and BGB flag will be hoisted half-mast at the places where BGB regimental flag is hoisted.

On Friday (February 26), a special prayer and milad mahfil will be held at Pilkhana central mosque, Dhaka sector masjid and Border Guard Hospital's mosque after Jummah prayers seeking salvation of the departed souls of the Pilkhana tragedy martyrs.

Home Minister Asaduzzaman Khan will be present in the milad mahfil at Pilkhana central mosque as the chief guest.

Home affairs ministry senior secretary, BGB director general, relatives of the martyrs and all officers of the BGB headquarters will also attend the programme.

On February 25-26, 2009, a group of relegated members of the then Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) killed 74 people, including 57 army officers at the Pilkhana headquarters of the paramilitary force.