Rise and power base
Public roles are source-confirmed; controversies or allegations must be read separately as source-backed evidence-layer material.
Dhaka
A senior Awami League politician and home minister whose public record includes crisis-response responsibilities in 2009.
Aliases: Sahara Khatun, Sahara Begum
Included because the Supreme Court judgment identifies her role in receiving information and directing necessary response steps.
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Incidents
Public roles are source-confirmed; controversies or allegations must be read separately as source-backed evidence-layer material.
Dhaka
Reported themes include violence, extortion, tender or area-based influence; court outcomes must be shown separately where available.
The public-interest value is understanding how power in state institutions, policing, media, urban governance, or finance is discussed in records.
The record describes an official response role and does not infer responsibility for the killings.
Next steps should model each claim, case, court order, response, or correction as a separate structured record.
Human rights abuse · Officially investigated
The record separates the court-established deaths, the official mutiny account, post-mutiny human-rights allegations, and the 2025 commission findings into distinct statuses.
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Political violence · 2009-02-25 2009-02-26
The February 25-26, 2009 armed mutiny at the former Bangladesh Rifles headquarters in Pilkhana, Dhaka, the deaths of 74 people, subsequent criminal trials, human-rights reporting, and reinvestigation proceedings.
The court record and government reporting identify 74 deaths, including 57 army officers; HRW and Amnesty documented post-mutiny detention, torture, custodial-death, and fair-trial concerns.
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The public profile and related sources identify a party or political connection to the Awami League; this is not a finding of criminal responsibility.
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Supreme Court of Bangladesh · 27 Nov 2017
The judgment records the 25-26 February 2009 Pilkhana incident, 74 deaths including 57 army officers, the roles of public officials in the crisis response, and criminal-case findings against convicted BDR personnel.
The Daily Star · 28 May 2009
The published summary describes the national inquiry committee's mandate, interviews, reported grievances, and its account of planning and leadership within the mutiny.
Human Rights Watch · 4 Jul 2012
Human Rights Watch documented allegations of torture, custodial deaths, and fair-trial concerns after the mutiny through interviews with families, BDR members, officials, lawyers, and journalists.
Amnesty International · 1 Apr 2009
Amnesty International described the deaths during the mutiny and called for justice under internationally recognized fair-trial standards, while recording reports of torture after the event.
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 24 Dec 2024
BSS reported the gazette formation of a seven-member National Independent Investigation Commission to reinvestigate the February 25-26, 2009 Pilkhana massacre and identify perpetrators and related responsibility.
The Business Standard · 15 Dec 2024
The report says the government told the High Court that two related BDR cases were under appeal at the Appellate Division when the commission question was being considered.
Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha · 25 Feb 2026
BSS reported that several Pilkhana appeals remained pending before the Appellate Division and that the government planned phased implementation of the independent commission's recommendations.
The Business Standard · 30 Nov 2025
The report attributes to the National Independent Investigation Commission findings that the attack was planned and involved the then government; these are commission findings and remain distinct from a criminal court judgment.
Prothom Alo · 30 Nov 2025
Prothom Alo reported the National Independent Investigation Commission's press-briefing account after submission of its report, including alleged Awami League involvement and named political figures; these are commission findings, not a criminal-court judgment.