Galimpur massacre

Galimpur massacre
গালিমপুর গণহত্যা
Galimpur massacre is located in Bangladesh
Galimpur massacre
24°39′55″N 91°38′57″E / 24.66528°N 91.64917°E / 24.66528; 91.64917
LocationGalimpur, Balaganj, Sylhet, East Pakistan
Date20 May 1971 (UTC+6:00)
TargetBengali Hindus
Attack type
Massacre
WeaponsRifles
Deaths33
PerpetratorsPakistani Army, Razakars

Galimpur massacre (Bengali: গালিমপুর গণহত্যা) was a massacre of the Hindu population of Galimpur in the district of Sylhet by the Pakistani army on 20 May 1971.[1][failed verification]

  1. ^ ৩৩ জন নিরীহ মানুষকে হত্যা করেছিল হানাদাররা. Samakal (in Bengali). 20 May 2011. Archived from the original on 4 March 2016. Retrieved 12 January 2012.