What the records say
- When
- 16 May 1971
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 42
- Coordinates
- 24.60° N, 88.53° E
- Description
- premediated massacre of Bengali Hindus in the Jogisho and Palsha villages during the Bangladesh Liberation War
Jogisho and Palsha massacre
Massacre of Bengali Hindus
The Jogisho and Palsha massacre was a massacre of 42 Bengali Hindus in the villages of Jogisho and Palsha, Durgapur Upazila of Rajshahi Division in East Pakistan on 16 May 1971 by the occupying Pakistan Army in collaboration with the Razakars during the Bangladesh Liberation War. According to sources, 42 Bengali Hindus were killed by the Pakistani forces and the Razakars.
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