Ramna massacre

Ramna massacre
রমনা গণহত্যা
Ramna massacre is located in Bangladesh
Ramna massacre
LocationRamna, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Date27 March 1971 (UTC+6:00)
TargetBengali Hindus
Attack type
mass murder, massacre
Deaths250
PerpetratorsPakistani 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.

  1. ^ Thakur, Rajen (21 September 2009). "Bangladesh: The Demolition Of Ramana Kali Temple In March 1971". Asian Tribune. 11 (289). World Institute for Asian Studies. Retrieved February 5, 2012.
  2. ^ Trivedi, Rabindranath (28 May 2007). "April 1971: 'Recalling Massacres of Those Days in Faridpur'". Asian Tribune. 11 (288). World Institute for Asian Studies. Retrieved February 4, 2012.