Bakhrabad massacre
| Bakhrabad massacre বাখরাবাদ গণহত্যা | |
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| Location | Bakhrabad, Comilla, Bangladesh |
| Coordinates | 23°43′01″N 90°52′59″E / 23.717°N 90.883°E |
| Date | 24 May 1971 (UTC+6:00) |
| Target | Bengali Hindus |
Attack type | Burst fire, mass murder, massacre |
| Weapons | Light machine guns |
| Deaths | 142 |
| Perpetrators | Pakistani Army, Razakars |
The Bakhrabad massacre (Bengali: বাখরাবাদ গণহত্যা) was a massacre of the Hindu population of Bakhrabad village, in the district of the Comilla, on 24 May 1971 by the Pakistani army with the help of Al Badr and Al Shams, during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1][2]
References
[edit]- ^ Rahman, Mohammad Habibur (May 24, 2010). মুরাদনগরের বাখরাবাদ ২৪মে গণহত্যা দিবসঃ স্বাধীনতার ৩৯ বছরেও স্মৃতিসৌধ নির্মাণ হয়নি!. Comillaweb.com (in Bengali). Retrieved January 6, 2012.
- ^ বাখরাবাদ গণহত্যা দিবস আজ. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). May 24, 2019. Retrieved April 21, 2024.