What the records say
- When
- 18 Aug 1971
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 100
- Coordinates
- 24.61° N, 91.39° E
- Description
- Bangladesh 18 August 1971
Placed at the town its title names, Makalkandi.
Makalkandi massacre
Bangladesh 18 August 1971
Makalkandi massacre was a massacre of over 40 Bengali Hindus of the Makalkandi village in the Habiganj Sub-division of undivided Sylhet district of East Pakistan by the Pakistani army on 18 August 1971.
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