Dhaka, Feb. 23 -- The government has decided to observe February 25 as National Martyred Army Day, honouring the supreme sacrifice of army officers who lost their lives in the tragic Pilkhana incident.

A notification issued by the Cabinet Division on Sunday instructed all ministries, divisions and organisations to comply with the observance annually. However, the day will not be marked as a public holiday.

Pilkhana massacre reinvestigation: Commission seeks army's cooperation, as they meet General Waker-uz-Zaman

On February 25, 2009, several hundred mutineers of the then Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), now Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB), launched an armed rebellion at the Pilkhana Darbar Hall, brutally killing 74 people.

Among the martyrs wer...