Dhaka, April 6 -- Former members of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), now Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), who were dismissed following the 2009 Pilkhana massacre, staged a sit-in demonstration outside the frontier security force's headquarters in Dhaka, demanding their jobs back along with compensation.

The protest began around 10:30 am on Sunday as dismissed BDR members and their families started gathering near the main gate of the BGB headquarters in Pilkhana, as per a bdnews24.com report.

By midday, more than 300 people had assembled, occupying the sidewalk across the road from the gate.

In response, a large number of police personnel were deployed to the area, along with members of the army and BGB.

"They are stationed on the footpath a...