1972 Bangladesh Rifles mutiny

Mutiny in Bangladesh February 2026 1972 Bangladesh Rifles mutiny refers to a nascent mutiny within the former East Pakistan Rifles on 15 February 1972. No one was seriously injured, and no one was discharged.Choudhury Mahmud Ur Rahman Khondker Habibul Muurlink Olav Ali Asif Bin The Emergence of Bangladesh: Interdisciplinary Perspectives 2022 Springer 978-981-16-5520-3 306 https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Emergence_of_Bangladesh/wL9gEAAAQBAJ?pg=PA306&printsec=frontcover The Changing Role of the Bangladesh Military: 1971 to 2020—The Evolving Bangladesh Defense Policy Background Bangladesh Rifles was called the East Pakistan Rifles before the Independence of Bangladesh under the Bangladesh Rifles Order, 1972.Bangladesh Rifles https://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Bangladesh_Rifles 2024-01-13 BanglapediaLiton Shakhawat 2010-09-20 Firm fetters for border guards https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-155222 2024-01-13 The Daily Star en It traces its origins to the Bengal Military Police formed by British India government to guard the frontiers of the region. It had fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War.Chowdhury Debdatta https://books.google.com/books?id=o4NiDwAAQBAJ&dq=1972+Bangladesh+Rifles&pg=PT291 Identity and Experience at the India-Bangladesh Border: The Crisis of Belonging 2018 Routledge 978-1-315-29679-1 en Bangladesh Rifles personnel were awarded two of the highest gallantry award, Bir Sreshtho, out of seven.Rahman Syedur https://books.google.com/books?id=bJfcCPUr0OoC&dq=1972+Bangladesh+Rifles&pg=PA45 Historical Dictionary of Bangladesh 2010 Scarecrow Press 978-0-8108-7453-4 45 en History After the end of the war, the government of Bangladesh was established in January 1972 under Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.Chand Attar https://books.google.com/books?id=b-qM65CUwm0C&dq=1972+Bangladesh+Rifles&pg=PA150 Defence Modernization, Secret Deals, and Strategy of Nations: A Global Study of Army, Navy, Air Force, and Para-military Forces 1989 Mittal Publications 978-81-7099-140-3 150 en In 1972, Bangladesh Rifles, initially also called East Bengal Rifles, was created out of East Pakistan Rifles. Army officers were deputed to the newly created Bangladesh Rifles. It was placed under the Ministry of Home Affairs. Soldiers of the Bangladesh Rifles who had not fought in the Bangladesh Liberation War rebelled on 15 February 1972. Rioting soldiers seized weapons from the armory and shot indiscriminately. Prime Minister Sheikh Mujibur Rahman had to go to the headquarters of the Bangladesh Rifles, Pilkhana, to bring the situation under control after General M. A. G. Osmani, chief of Army staff, failed.2014-01-13 Myth, reality and Rakkhi Bahini https://www.thedailystar.net/myth-reality-and-rakkhi-bahini-6669 2024-01-13 The Daily Star en No one was seriously injured. No one was discharged. See also Bangladesh Rifles revolt, 2009 mutiny References Bangladesh Category:1972 crimes in Bangladesh Category:1972 conflicts Category:Mutinies Category:February 1972 in Bangladesh Category:History of Bangladesh (1971–present) Category:1972 in Dhaka Category:1972 in military history Category:Attacks on military installations in Bangladesh Category:Attacks on military installations in 1972