What the records say
- When
- 27 Apr 1971
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 400
- Coordinates
- 26.07° N, 88.96° E
Kaliganj massacre
Kaliganj massacre refers to the massacre of over 400 unarmed Bengali Hindus in East Pakistan fleeing to India in Kaliganj market, in the present day Jaldhaka Upazila of Nilphamari District on 27 April 1971. An estimated 400 Bengali Hindus were killed by the occupying Pakistan Army.
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