What the records say
- When
- Feb 1950 – Mar 1950
- Kind
- Riot
- Deaths
- 1,000
- Coordinates
- 25.22° N, 90.99° E
- Description
- rioting between Bengali Hindus and Muslims, the Pakistani police and the para-military accompanied by arson, loot, rape and abduction in the months of February and March 1950
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1950 East Pakistan riots
Riots in East Bengal
The 1950 East Pakistan riots was a series of state-sponsored persecutions that took place against Hindus in East Pakistan by Muslims of East Pakistan, resulting in thousands being killed in pogroms.
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