Jathibhanga massacre

Name: Jathibhanga massacre
Start: 1971

1971 CE.

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The Jathibhanga massacre (Bengali: জাঠিভাঙ্গা গণহত্যা) was a massacre of between 3,000 and 3,500 Bengali & Rajbanshi Hindus in Jathibhanga, Thakurgaon District, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) on 23 April 1971. It was perpetrated by the Pakistani Army in collaboration with the Razakars as part of the 1971 Bangladesh genocide. The collaborators included members from Jamaat-e-Islami, Muslim League and Pakistan Democratic Party. It is estimated that more than 3,000 Bengali Hindus were killed in the massacre within a few hours.

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