What the records say
- When
- 5 May 1971
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 195
- Coordinates
- 24.20° N, 89.00° E
- Description
- mass killings
Gopalpur massacre
Mass killings
The Gopalpur massacre was a massacre of 195 people committed by the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971. The killing took place at Gopalpur municipality of Lalpur Upazila, Natore on 5 May 1971. The victims of the massacre were the Bengali employees of the North Bengal Sugar Mill.
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