“Behind every name lies a legacy. Behind every photo, a heartbreak. Behind every uniform, a promise silenced too soon.”

In 2009, Bangladesh witnessed one of the darkest chapters in its national history—the brutal massacre at Pilkhana during the BDR mutiny. It was a tragedy that shook the armed forces to their core and left an indelible scar on the nation’s collective memory.

Originally documented in the special issues of Bangladesh Defence Journal (March