Massacre

Hasamdia massacre

16 May 1971 · 23.39° N, 89.74° E

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When
16 May 1971
Kind
Massacre
Deaths
33
Coordinates
23.39° N, 89.74° E

Hasamdia massacre

Hasamdia massacre was the massacre of 33 unarmed Bengali Hindus in the Hasamdia village and nearby areas of the Faridpur District of East Pakistan on 16 May 1971 by the Pakistan Armed Forces. 33 persons were killed in the massacre. On 21 January 2013, the International Crimes Tribunal adjudged Abul Kalam Azad guilty of genocide for his involvement in the massacre and sentenced to death.

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