The Gopalpur massacre (Bengali: গোপালপুর গণহত্যা) was a massacre of 195 people committed by the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971. The killing took place at Gopalpur municipality of Lalpur Upazila, Natore on 5 May 1971. The victims of the massacre were the Bengali employees of the North Bengal Sugar Mill.
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