What the records say
- When
- 26 Mar 1971 – 27 Mar 1971
- Kind
- Massacre
- Deaths
- 8,000
- Coordinates
- 23.71° N, 90.41° E
- Description
- 1971 massacre of Bengali Hindus in East Pakistan
Shankharibazar massacre
1971 massacre of Bengali Hindus in East Pakistan
The Shankharibazar massacre was a massacre of over 212 Bengali Hindus in the Shankharibazar area of Old Dhaka in East Pakistan on 26 March 1971 by the Pakistani occupation army. The survivors fled to the villages on the other side of the Buriganga, in the region now known as Keraniganj. Shankharibazar became deserted and dead bodies remained on the streets for quite a long time.
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