Dakra massacre

Dakra massacre
ডাকরা গণহত্যা
Dakra massacre is located in Bangladesh
Dakra massacre
LocationDakra, Khulna, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh)
Date21 May 1971 (UTC+6:00)
TargetBengali Hindus
Attack type
Massacre
WeaponsRifles
Deaths646
PerpetratorsPeace Committee, Razakars

Dakra massacre (Bengali: ডাকরা গণহত্যা) refers to the massacre of unarmed Hindu refugees at the village of Dakra, in the Bagerhat sub-division of Khulna District on 21 May 1971 by the Peace Committee members and the Razakars. The attackers were led by Rajab Ali Fakir, the chairman of the Bagerhat sub-divisional Peace Committee.[1] It is alleged that 646 men, women and children were killed in the massacre.[2][3]

  1. ^ বাগেরহাটে ডাকরা গণহত্যা দিবস পালন. Daily Janakantha (in Bengali). Dhaka. 22 May 2010. Archived from the original on 2013-10-25. Retrieved 25 August 2012.
  2. ^ "Dakra massacre: A witness to 1971 brutality of Pakistani army ally Razakars". indiatoday. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
  3. ^ আজ বাগেরহাটের ডাকরা গণহত্যা দিবস. Dainik Destiny (in Bengali). Dhaka. 21 May 2012. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 5 August 2012.