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''' Pilkhana''' is a place within [[Dhaka]] City in [[Bangladesh]].The word Pilkhana means 'Stable of Elephants'.Pilkhana is not officially named in any record of [[Dhaka City Corporation]],yet the same is the popular name of this place, as this place was related to Elephants. 'Pil' means the Elephant and the 'Khana' is the 'home'used in the sense of Stable. |
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==History of Pilkhana== |
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| name = Pilkhana<br />BGB Headquarter |
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| location = [[Dhanmondi Thana|Dhanmondi]], [[Dhaka Division|Dhaka]], Bangladesh |
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| native_name = পিলখানা<br />বিজিবি সদর দপ্তর |
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| controlledby = {{flagicon image|বর্ডার গার্ড বাংলাদেশের পতাকা.svg}} [[Border Guard Bangladesh]] |
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'''Pilkhana''' is a para-military cantonment in [[Dhaka]]. It is the headquarters of [[Border Guards Bangladesh|Border Guard Bangladesh]], located to the [[south]] of [[Dhanmondi Thana|Dhanmondi]] in [[Dhaka]] of [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news/bangladesh/news/carnage-pilkhana-bdr-hq-15-years-justice-yet-be-meted-out-3551961 | title=Carnage at Pilkhana BDR HQ: 15 years on, justice yet to be meted out |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)]] | date=25 February 2024 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thedailystar.net/news-detail-77491 | title=Mutiny, bloodshed at BDR HQ |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)]] | date=26 February 2009 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web | url=https://bangladeshpost.net/posts/nation-mourns-on-pilkhana-carnage-54692 | title=Nation mourns on Pilkhana carnage | website=Bangladesh Post}}</ref> |
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==Etymology== |
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During the 16th century AD,in the period of [[Mughal Empire]] Pilkhana was a jungle place and was used as the grazing area of the Royal Elephants and for its stable, for not less than 300 Elephants, whereupon this place was named as Pilkhana.Later during the period of [[East India Company]] administration,the company employees used to taming freshly caught untamed Elephants.The rich Zamindars' also sent their un-tamed Elephants to this place to the Company employees on payment of money to tame their Elephants.This place was practically a wood, beside which River [[Buriganga]] was flowing. During the Mughal period the Royal Elephants, kept in this place, used to go for grazing in the nearby Jungle in the east, which was later turned into Dhaka Nawabs' Garden and now known as 'Paribagh' and 'Shahbagh'.The pathway these guided Elephants were used,from Pilkhana to the Jungle, later became public road named as [[Elephant Road]].<ref>Dhaka-Sriti Bisritir Nagari,Muntasir Mamun.</ref> |
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The word ''Pilkhana'' means "stable of elephants". Pilkhana is not officially named in any record of [[Dhaka City Corporation]], but this is the popular name of this place as elephants are a part of its history (''pil'' means "elephant" and ''khana'' means "home").{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} |
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==History== |
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The Elephants pathway road now can be traced as starts from [[BGB]] Gate no.3, running through the middle of New Super Market,adjacent to Dhaka [[New Market]], touching the [[Gauchia Market]] to reach Bata signal point and end at [[Paribagh]].This road is now known as [[Old Elephant Road]]<ref>Personal knowledge</ref>. |
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[[File:Elephants on the March, Pilkhana, Dhaka 1904.jpg|left|thumb|180px|Elephants on march in Pilkhana during 1895-1900]] |
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During the Mughal period, the royal elephants kept in this place used to go for grazing in the nearby jungle to the east, which was later turned into [[Dhaka Nawab Family|Dhaka Nawab]]'s Garden, now known as Paribagh and Shahbagh.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} The path between Pilkhana and the jungle, through which the elephants traversed, later became a public road named [[Elephant Road]].<ref>Dhaka-Sriti Bisritir Nagari, Muntasir Mamun.</ref> |
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After the fall of the [[Mughal Empire]], the place named Pilkhana continued to be used in the same manner and before the [[British Empire]] took over the place for their military activity. In 1876, [[Viceroy of India]] founded "Frontier Force" and established its headquarters in Pilkhana. This Frontier Force changed its name as Assam Bengal Rifles in the year 1920 AD. After the achievement of [[Pakistan]] the name of this para-military force was changed to [[East Pakistan Rifles]] (EPR), thereafter during the Independence War of 1971, the name of EPR was changed to East Pakistan Civil Armed Force (EPCAF).{{citation needed|date=July 2019}} After the [[Independence of Bangladesh]], it was changed to [[Bangladesh Rifles]] (BDR),<ref>{{cite news |last1=Bhaumik |first1=Subir |title=Bangladesh's first line of defence |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7909596.stm |work=[[BBC News]] |date=25 February 2009 |access-date=16 June 2016}}</ref> and after the BDR carnage on 25 February 2009, it has been changed currently as [[Border Guard Bangladesh]], [[Border Guards Bangladesh|BGB]]. Although with the passage of time the name of the said para-military force was changed on a number of occasions but the headquarters of it remains in Pilkhana. |
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==Use of Pilkhana== |
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=== 1971-present === |
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After the fall of Mughal Empire the place Pilkhana was continued to be such used and the then [[British Empire]] took over the place for their military activity.In the year 1876 AD [[Viceroy of India]] founded [[Frontier Force]] and established its Head quarter in Pilkhana. This Frontier Force changed its name as [[Assam Bengal Rifles]] in the year 1920 AD. After the achievement of Pakistan the name of this para-military force was changed to [[East Pakistan Rifles]],[[EPR]],thereafter during the Independence War of 1971 the name of EPR was changed to East Pakistan Civil Armed Force ,[[EPCAF]]. After the Independence of Bangladesh it was changed to [[Bangladesh Rifles]],[[BDR]] and after the BDR carnage on 25th February 2010, it has been changed currently as [[Border Guard Bangladesh]],[[BGB]]. Although with the passage of time the name of the said para-military force was changed on number of occasion,but the headquarter of it remain in Pilkhana. |
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'''1971, 25 March''': At midnight, the Pakistan Army attacked the EPR headquarters at Pilkhana.<ref>{{Cite Banglapedia|last=Molla|first=Md Tuhin|article=Dhaka District}}</ref><ref>{{Cite Banglapedia|last=Nahar|first=Shamsun|article=New Market Thana}}</ref> |
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==The Atmosphere== |
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Pilkhana is a magnificent place.It is a Oasis in the desert city of Dhaka.Its a beautiful Greenery.Pilkhana being maintained by a disciplinary force,everything inside Pilkhana is being placed as if picture in frame. From the space Pilkhana is seen as covered by the leafs of trees. Nothing could be seen peeping through this leafs. There are hundreds of thousands of different trees both of wood and fruit.There are number of Gardens. The roads inside Pilkhana are so beautiful that one can not imagine such roads and is adjacent in the Dhaka city. Pilkhana used to be one of the favourite destinations in Dhaka city. In no part of the city one would find in one place - gardens of rose and orchid, fields and another lucrative treat was the scenic beauty of Pilkhana. Recently huge sculptures were set at different point at Pilkhana adding extra beauty to it |
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==How to reach there== |
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Pilkhana being used as Head Quarter of Border Guard Bangladesh,a disciplinary force of Bangladesh,is a restricted area.It has 5 Gates to enter,one of such convenient gate, from the Dhaka New Market, adjacent to the residential locality [[New Paltan]] known as gate no.3,which has been recently (March 2013) named as 'Bir Sherestra Habibur Rahman Gate'. The other convenient entrance is Gate No.4 at Dhanmondi Road No.2,recently named as 'Bir Sherestra Salauddin Ahmed Gate'.Gate No.2 is at Azimpur Road and the Gate no.1 & 5 are at Hazaribagh area. A visitor can use any of these gates to enter Pilkhana, subject to obtain prior permission.Even private Cars intends to cross through Pilkhana is required to take 'Sticker'upon making applications in prescribed form obtainable from the office of [[Director general,BGB]] and to pay an amount of Taka.1000.00 as fee. |
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==Sadden Scenario of Pilkhana == |
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Pilkhana has the other face of the coin, full with sadden Story.This had occurred in 1971,1973 and 2010 AD,when a state of indiscipline,Bloodshed and Mutiny caused in Pilkhana. |
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'''1971,25th March'''.Pakistan Army made EPR forces as their prime target and raided Pilkhana at 12.00 Am on 25th March 1971,prior to which at the evening the Controlling West Pakistani Army officers disarmed the General soldiers of EPR.As many as 200 un-armed helpless Bangali EPR member fell dead by such raid. Dead bodies of these EPR members left in the Barracks for days and there after buried in mass grave within Pilkhana without observing any religious formalities <ref>Personal knowledge</ref>. This was an war Crime committed by Pakistan Army in invaded East Pakistan. |
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'''1973,25th March''' . Upon formation of BDR in 1972 Bangabandhu Sheik Mujibur Rahman ordered for absorbing the Freedom Fighters in BDR which caused dissatisfaction among the erstwhile EPR member of the force. On 25th March in 1973 those section of the newly constituted BDR force revolted against the Freedom Fighter members of the Force and a day long firing continued in between these two section with total anarchy, chaos and indiscipline caused within Pilkhaha.At the afternoon Prime Minister BangaBandhu Sheik Mujibur Rahman entered the Pilkhana through Gate No.3 with hand loudspeaker in hand declaring in her commanding voice in Bengali " AAmi Sheik Mujib Bolchi- AAmi Pilkhanai Dhookchi.Tomra Gooli Bandha Karo.AAR akta gooli o keu chalabe na ( I am Sheik Mujib speaking.I am entering Pilkhana.You stop firing. No body shall fire any more bullets).Upon hearing this magnificent voice instantaneously firing stopped<ref>Heard by me in my own Ear</ref> . Later the Prime Minister cleared off the freedom fighters from BDR. |
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'''2010, 25th February'''.The story of [[BDR Carnage]]. Unscrupulous BDR Members on, false plea, committed Mutiny on 25th February 2010 at 9 AM at Darbar Hall of Pilkhana, killing BDR Director General Major General Shakil Ahmed on the spot and killing as many as 80 Army officers some of their wives and family members including children, during 3 days of Mutiny.Both the killers and the victims are Bangladeshi.The whole nation mourn on this inhumane killing. |
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'''2009, 25–28 February''': The [[2009 Bangladesh Rifles revolt]] took place. Members of the [[Bangladesh Rifles]] mutinied against senior officials of BDR who were mostly from Bangladesh Army. While the exact reasons for such a widespread mutiny largely remains unknown, words have been on the air regarding possible involvement of vested political quarters inside Bangladesh and even of forces outside Bangladesh.<ref>{{cite news |title=BDR Mutiny and Trial: The 2009 Carnage is still shrouded in mystery |url=http://www.bangladeshchronicle.net/index.php/2013/02/bdr-mutiny-and-trial-the-2009-carnage-is-still-shrouded-in-mystery/ |work=[[Bangladesh Chronicle]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130911151736/http://www.bangladeshchronicle.net/index.php/2013/02/bdr-mutiny-and-trial-the-2009-carnage-is-still-shrouded-in-mystery/ |archive-date=11 September 2013}}</ref> |
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On that fateful day of 25 February 2009 at 9 AM Bangladesh Rifles [[jawans]] entered the "Darbar Hall" auditorium killing BDR Director General Major General [[Shakil Ahmed (Major General)|Shakil Ahmed]]. Over the next three days, the BDR jawans killed as many as 54 officers and their family members including women and children. |
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The conflict left as many as 57 people dead<ref>{{cite news |date=27 June 2011 |title=657 jailed for Peelkhana mutiny, 9 freed |url=https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/all-bdr-stories/657-jailed-for-peelkhana-mutiny-9-freed |newspaper=bdnews24.com |access-date=27 November 2015}}</ref> and 6 missing.<ref name=6missing>{{cite news |author=Julfikar Ali Manik |date=3 March 2009 |title=6, not 72, army officers missing |url=http://archive.thedailystar.net/newDesign/story.php?nid=78206 |work=The Daily Star |access-date=6 November 2013}}</ref> |
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==Geography== |
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The Elephant Road now can be traced starting at [[Border Guards Bangladesh|BGB]] Gate number 3, running through the middle of New Super Market, adjacent to [[New Market, Dhaka|Dhaka New Market]], touching the Gauchia Market to reach Bata signal point, and ending at [[Paribagh]]. This road is now known as Old Elephant Road.{{citation needed|date=July 2024}} |
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==Education== |
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* [[Birshreshtha Munshi Abdur Rouf Public College]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.thedailystar.net/sports/more-sports/news/bmarpcs-annual-sports-competition-concludes-colourful-note-3245141 | title=BMARPC's annual sports competition concludes on colourful note |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)]] | date=11 February 2023 }}</ref> |
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* [[Birshrestha Noor Mohammad Public College]]<ref>{{cite news | url=https://www.daily-sun.com/post/676816 | title=Birshreshtha Noor Mohammad Public College holds annual inter house sports competition |work=[[Daily Sun (Bangladesh)]] | date=March 2023 }}</ref> |
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পিলখানা বিজিবি সদর দপ্তর | |
| Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
| Coordinates | 23°43′57″N 90°22′30″E / 23.73250°N 90.37500°E |
| Type | Paramilitary-Cantonment |
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| Controlled by |  Border Guard Bangladesh |
Pilkhana is a para-military cantonment in Dhaka. It is the headquarters of Border Guard Bangladesh, located to the south of Dhanmondi in Dhaka of Bangladesh.[1][2][3]
Etymology
[edit]The word Pilkhana means "stable of elephants". Pilkhana is not officially named in any record of Dhaka City Corporation, but this is the popular name of this place as elephants are a part of its history (pil means "elephant" and khana means "home").[citation needed]
History
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During the Mughal period, the royal elephants kept in this place used to go for grazing in the nearby jungle to the east, which was later turned into Dhaka Nawab's Garden, now known as Paribagh and Shahbagh.[citation needed] The path between Pilkhana and the jungle, through which the elephants traversed, later became a public road named Elephant Road.[4]
After the fall of the Mughal Empire, the place named Pilkhana continued to be used in the same manner and before the British Empire took over the place for their military activity. In 1876, Viceroy of India founded "Frontier Force" and established its headquarters in Pilkhana. This Frontier Force changed its name as Assam Bengal Rifles in the year 1920 AD. After the achievement of Pakistan the name of this para-military force was changed to East Pakistan Rifles (EPR), thereafter during the Independence War of 1971, the name of EPR was changed to East Pakistan Civil Armed Force (EPCAF).[citation needed] After the Independence of Bangladesh, it was changed to Bangladesh Rifles (BDR),[5] and after the BDR carnage on 25 February 2009, it has been changed currently as Border Guard Bangladesh, BGB. Although with the passage of time the name of the said para-military force was changed on a number of occasions but the headquarters of it remains in Pilkhana.
1971-present
[edit]1971, 25 March: At midnight, the Pakistan Army attacked the EPR headquarters at Pilkhana.[6][7]
2009, 25–28 February: The 2009 Bangladesh Rifles revolt took place. Members of the Bangladesh Rifles mutinied against senior officials of BDR who were mostly from Bangladesh Army. While the exact reasons for such a widespread mutiny largely remains unknown, words have been on the air regarding possible involvement of vested political quarters inside Bangladesh and even of forces outside Bangladesh.[8] On that fateful day of 25 February 2009 at 9 AM Bangladesh Rifles jawans entered the "Darbar Hall" auditorium killing BDR Director General Major General Shakil Ahmed. Over the next three days, the BDR jawans killed as many as 54 officers and their family members including women and children. The conflict left as many as 57 people dead[9] and 6 missing.[10]
Geography
[edit]The Elephant Road now can be traced starting at BGB Gate number 3, running through the middle of New Super Market, adjacent to Dhaka New Market, touching the Gauchia Market to reach Bata signal point, and ending at Paribagh. This road is now known as Old Elephant Road.[citation needed]
Education
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Carnage at Pilkhana BDR HQ: 15 years on, justice yet to be meted out". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 25 February 2024.
- ^ "Mutiny, bloodshed at BDR HQ". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 26 February 2009.
- ^ "Nation mourns on Pilkhana carnage". Bangladesh Post.
- ^ Dhaka-Sriti Bisritir Nagari, Muntasir Mamun.
- ^ Bhaumik, Subir (25 February 2009). "Bangladesh's first line of defence". BBC News. Retrieved 16 June 2016.
- ^ Molla, Md Tuhin (2012). "Dhaka District". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ Nahar, Shamsun (2012). "New Market Thana". In Sirajul Islam; Miah, Sajahan; Khanam, Mahfuza; Ahmed, Sabbir (eds.). Banglapedia: the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Online ed.). Dhaka, Bangladesh: Banglapedia Trust, Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. ISBN 984-32-0576-6. OCLC 52727562. OL 30677644M. Retrieved 24 December 2024.
- ^ "BDR Mutiny and Trial: The 2009 Carnage is still shrouded in mystery". Bangladesh Chronicle. Archived from the original on 11 September 2013.
- ^ "657 jailed for Peelkhana mutiny, 9 freed". bdnews24.com. 27 June 2011. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ Julfikar Ali Manik (3 March 2009). "6, not 72, army officers missing". The Daily Star. Retrieved 6 November 2013.
- ^ "BMARPC's annual sports competition concludes on colourful note". The Daily Star (Bangladesh). 11 February 2023.
- ^ "Birshreshtha Noor Mohammad Public College holds annual inter house sports competition". Daily Sun (Bangladesh). March 2023.