§ indicates events in the internal resistance movement linked to the Indo-Pakistani War. ‡ indicates events in the Indo-Pakistani War linked to the internal resistance movement in Bangladesh.
TheMadhyapara Massacre refers to the alleged massacre of unarmed Hindu residents of Madhyapara and other nearby villages under the authority of the Palong police station in the Faridpur district, by the Pakistan army on 22 May 1971.[1][2] An estimated 370 people were killed in the massacre.[3][4] In 1971, the villages of Madhyapara, Kashabhog, and Rudrakar were under the authority of the Palong police station ofMadaripur sub-division inFaridpur District. They are now under the jurisdiction of the Shariatpur municipality inShariatpur Sadar Upazila ofShariatpur District. The three villages at the time were largely Hindu-inhabited[2][dead link] and Madhyapara was totally Hindu.[5]
In 2010, a memorial was erected in Madhyapara Village in memory of the victims. It lists the names of the 73 victims who were identified up to that point.[citation needed]
