Bakhrabad massacre বাখরাবাদ গণহত্যা | |
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Part ofBangladesh genocide | |
Location | Bakhrabad, Comilla, Bangladesh |
Coordinates | 23°43′01″N90°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 |
TheBakhrabad massacre (Bengali:বাখরাবাদ গণহত্যা) was a massacre of theHindu population of Bakhrabad village, in the district of the Comilla, on 24 May 1971 by the Pakistani army with the help ofAl Badr andAl Shams, during the Bangladesh Liberation War.[1][2]