What the records say
- When
- 20 May 1971
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 10,000
- Coordinates
- 22.84° N, 89.29° E
- Description
- 1971 massacre during the Bangladesh War of Independence
Chuknagar massacre
1971 massacre during the Bangladesh War of Independence
Chuknagar massacre was a massacre of approximately 10,000 to 12,000 Bengali Hindus committed by the Pakistan Army and local collaborators during the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971. The massacre took place on 20 May 1971 at Dumuria in Khulna and it was one of the largest massacres during the war.
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