Posthumous promotion
Col Zakir Hossain, one of the victims of Pilkhana carnage, was promoted posthumously to the rank of brigadier general on Saturday.
His name was announced as Brig Gen Zakir Hossain during the namaz-e-janaza of 50 people, including 48 army officers, at the National Parade Ground yesterday.
Sources said all formalities for his promotion had been completed before Col Zakir was brutally killed in the BDR mutiny of February 25-26.
President Zillur Rahman, relatives of the slain officers, members of the cabinet, chiefs of the three forces of the country, many MPs, political leaders, army officers and a large number of civilians attended the state funeral.
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