| Dakra massacre ডাকরা গণহত্যা | |
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| Location | Dakra, Khulna, East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) |
| Date | 21 May 1971 (UTC+6:00) |
| Target | Bengali Hindus |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Weapons | Rifles |
| Deaths | 646 |
| Perpetrators | Peace 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]
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Dakra massacre: A witness to 1971 brutality of Pakistani army ally Razakars". indiatoday. Retrieved 2023-04-26.
- ^ 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.