Sree Angan massacre

Sree Angan massacre
শ্রীঅঙ্গন হত্যাকান্ড
Sree Angan massacre is located in Bangladesh
Sree Angan massacre
LocationFaridpur, East Pakistan
Date21 April 1971 (UTC+6:00)
TargetBengali Hindus
WeaponsLight machine guns, semi-automatic rifles
Deaths8
PerpetratorsPakistan Army

Sree Angan massacre (Bengali: শ্রীঅঙ্গন হত্যাকান্ড) refers to the massacre of 8 Bengali Hindu sanyasis of Sri Angan monastery by the occupying Pakistani army in Faridpur, East Pakistan on 21 April 1971. Eight sannyasis were killed by the Pakistan Army in the massacre.[1]

  1. ^ Khan, Abu Saeed (2013). Muktiyuddhe Pharidapura মুক্তিযুদ্ধে ফরিদপুর (in Bengali). Dhaka: Sahitya Bikash. pp. 149–150. ISBN 978-9848320853.