Families of martyred officers demand full disclosure

Family members of the army officers killed in the Pilkhana BDR carnage have expressed frustration that the names of all individuals involved are yet to be made public, and demanded of the government to initiate legal action against the perpetrators.

They put forward the demand at a press conference titled Opinions of the Families of the Martyrs on the Publication of the BDR Inquiry Commission Report, held Monday at the RAOWA Club in the capital.

They, however, expressed satisfaction that the national independent inquiry commission, formed by the interim government, has submitted its report to the chief adviser.

The families alleged that they faced various forms of social and online harassment for providing testimony during the inquiry and said they continue to live in insecurity.

The national independent inquiry commission-tasked by the interim government with investigating the brutal killings at Pilkhana-submitted its report to Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on November 30.

The commission prepared the report following an 11-month investigation into the carnage that unfolded on February 25-26, 2009, at the headquarters of the then Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), now Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).