Ishangopalpur massacre

Ishangopalpur massacre
ঈশানগোপালপুর গণহত্যা
Ishangopalpur massacre is located in Bangladesh
Ishangopalpur massacre
LocationIshangopalpur, Faridpur, East Pakistan
Date2 May 1971 (UTC+6:00)
TargetBengali Hindus
WeaponsLight machine guns, semi-automatic rifles
Deaths28
PerpetratorsPakistan Army, Razakars

Ishangopalpur massacre (Bengali: ঈশানগোপালপুর গণহত্যা) refers to the massacre of Bengali Hindus in Ishangopalpur village, in the outskirts of Faridpur on 2 May 1971.[1][2][3] The Pakistan army shot and bayoneted 28 Bengali Hindus to death.[4]

  1. ^ Khan, Abu Saeed (2013). Muktiyuddhe Pharidapura মুক্তিযুদ্ধে ফরিদপুর (in Bengali). Dhaka: Sahitya Bikash. p. 151. ISBN 978-9848320853.
  2. ^ "28 innocent people were killed by Pak army on May 2 in Faridpur". Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. 2 May 2014. Archived from the original on 3 February 2015. Retrieved 3 February 2015.
  3. ^ আজ ২ মে ঈশান গোপালপুর গনহত্যা দিবস, এদিন পাক বাহিনী নির্মমভাবে হত্যা করে ২৮ জনকে. Dainik Faridpur Kantho (in Bengali). Faridpur. 1 May 2013. Archived from the original on 5 August 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.
  4. ^ ঈশানগোপালপুর গণসমাধিতে ২৮ শহীদদের প্রতি শ্রদ্ধাঞ্জলি. deshtimes24.com (in Bengali). 2 May 2014. Retrieved 30 July 2014.