Shankharikathi massacre

Shakharikathi massacre
শাঁখারীকাঠি হত্যাকান্ড
Shankharikathi massacre is located in Bangladesh
Shankharikathi massacre
Location of the massacre in Bangladesh
LocationShankharikathi, Khulna District, East Pakistan
Date4 November 1971 (UTC+6:00)
TargetBengali Hindus
Attack type
Massacre
WeaponsRifles
Deaths42
PerpetratorsRazakars

Shankharikathi massacre (Bengali: শাঁখারীকাঠি হত্যাকান্ড) refers to the killings of unarmed Hindu men by the Razakars in Shankharikathi market, Alukdia village of greater Khulna district in Bangladesh on 4 November 1971. 42 Hindus were killed in the massacre.[1]

  1. ^ যুদ্ধাপরাধীদের বিচার দেখার অপেক্ষায় নিহতদের স্বজনরা শাঁখারীকাঠি গণহত্যা. Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 11 January 2013. Archived from the original on 9 November 2013. Retrieved 9 November 2013.