Baria massacre

Baria massacre
বাড়িয়া গণহত্যা
Baria massacre is located in Bangladesh
Baria massacre
LocationBaria, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
Date14 May 1971 (UTC+6:00)
TargetBengali Hindus
Attack type
Massacre
WeaponsRifles
Deaths200
InjuredHundreds
PerpetratorsPakistani Army

Baria massacre (Bengali: বাড়িয়া গণহত্যা) was the massacre of unarmed Bengali Hindus in the village of Baria in present-day Gazipur Sadar Upazila of Bangladesh by the Pakistan army on 14 May 1971.[1][2][3] Around 200 Bengali Hindus from Baria and nearby Kamaria were killed in the massacre, while hundreds more were injured.[1][2][3]

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