Bakhrabad massacre

Bakhrabad massacre
বাখরাবাদ হত্যাকান্ড
Location Bakhrabad, Comilla, Bangladesh
Coordinates 23°43′01″N 90°52′59″E / 23.717°N 90.883°E / 23.717; 90.883Coordinates: 23°43′01″N 90°52′59″E / 23.717°N 90.883°E / 23.717; 90.883
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

Bakhrabad massacre (Bengali: বাখরাবাদ হত্যাকান্ড) 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

  1. ↑ Rahman, Mohammad Habibur (May 24, 2010). "মুরাদনগরের বাখরাবাদ ২৪মে গণহত্যা দিবসঃ স্বাধীনতার ৩৯ বছরেও স্মৃতিসৌধ নির্মাণ হয়নি!". Comillaweb.com. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
  2. ↑ তিন জেলায় আন্তর্জাতিক অপরাধ ট্রাইব্যুনালের তদন্ত দল [The investigation team of the International Criminal Tribunal in three districts]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). November 5, 2010. Retrieved January 6, 2012.
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