Adityapur massacre
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Adityapur massacre (Bengali: আদিত্যপুর গণহত্যা) refers to the massacre of 63 Bengali Hindus by the Pakistani army during the Bangladesh Liberation War at Adityapur in East Pakistan. On 14 June 1971, the Pakistani army in collaboration with the Razakars, killed 63 Bengali Hindus in the village of Adityapur in Sylhet district.
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Native name | আদিত্যপুর গণহত্যা |
Location | Adityapur, Balaganj, Sylhet, East Pakistan |
Date | 14 June 1971 (UTC+6:00) |
Target | Bengali Hindus |
Attack type | Massacre |
Weapons | Rifles |
Deaths | 63 |
Perpetrators | Pakistani Army, Razakars |
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