Satanikhil massacre

Satanikhil massacre
সাতানিখিল হত্যাকান্ড
Satanikhil massacre is located in Bangladesh
Satanikhil massacre
LocationKewar, Dhaka district, East Pakistan
Date14 May 1971 (UTC+6:00)
TargetBengali Hindus
Attack type
Massacre
WeaponsLight machine guns
Deaths14
PerpetratorsPakistani army

Satanikhil massacre refers to the massacre of Bengali Hindu intellectuals on 14 May 1971 on the banks of Satanikhil canal in Dhaka district by the Pakistan armed forces. 14 Bengali Hindus were killed in the massacre.[1][2]

  1. ^ তাদের অশ্রু শুকায়নি ৪৩ বছরেও. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). Dhaka. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.
  2. ^ মুন্সীগঞ্জের শোকের দিন আজ. Janakantha (in Bengali). Dhaka. 14 May 2014. Retrieved 27 July 2014.