Ramna massacre রমনা গণহত্যা | |
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Location | Ramna, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Date | 27 March 1971 (UTC+6:00) |
Target | Bengali Hindus |
Attack type | mass murder, massacre |
Deaths | 250 |
Perpetrators | Pakistani Army |
Ramna massacre (Bengali: রমনা গণহত্যা) was the massacre of Bengali Hindus who lived in the region around the Ramna Kali Temple in East Pakistan by the Pakistani army on the night of 27 March, 1971.[1][2] It is estimated that around 250 Hindus were killed in the massacre.