What the records say
- When
- 14 May 1971
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 200
- Coordinates
- 23.97° N, 90.50° E
Baria massacre
Baria massacre was the massacre of unarmed Bengali Hindus in the village of Baria in present-day Gazipur Sadar Upazila of Bangladesh by the Pakistan army on 14 May 1971. Around 200 Bengali Hindus from Baria and nearby Kamaria were killed in the massacre, while hundreds more were injured.
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