Adityapur massacre

Adityapur massacre
Adityapur massacre is located in Bangladesh
Adityapur massacre
Native nameআদিত্যপুর গণহত্যা
LocationAdityapur, Balaganj, Sylhet, East Pakistan
Date14 June 1971 (UTC+6:00)
TargetBengali Hindus
Attack type
Massacre
WeaponsRifles
Deaths63
PerpetratorsPakistani Army, Razakars

Adityapur massacre (Bengali: আদিত্যপুর গণহত্যা) refers to the massacre of 63 Bengali Hindus by the Pakistani army during the Bangladesh Liberation War at Adityapur in East Pakistan. On 14 June 1971, the Pakistani army in collaboration with the Razakars, killed 63 Bengali Hindus in the village of Adityapur in Sylhet district.