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Family members of the victims and the dismissed members of the 2009 BDR massacre staged a protest at the Shahbagh intersection today (9 January) demanding a reinvestigation. The demonstrators broke through police barricades placed in front of the National Museum to reach the intersection, where they held their sit-in.
Shahbagh Zone Traffic AC Shakil said, "Around 1:30pm, members of the BDR victims' families gathered at Shahbagh intersection, halting vehicular movement."
Earlier, yesterday (8 January) members of the Bangladesh Rifles (BDR), who were dismissed following the 2009 Pilkhana carnage, blocked the Shahbagh intersection in the capital demanding reinstatement in the force, renamed Border Guard Bangladesh (BGB).
Family members of those imprisoned following the massacre during the two-day mutiny at the paramilitary force's headquarters on 25-26 February 2009 also joined the protest yesterday and demanded their release.
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