List of massacres in Bangladesh

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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Bangladesh (numbers may be approximate):

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NameDateLocationDeathsNotes
1971 Bangladesh genocide starting 25 March 1971 – 16 December 1971Various places in Bangladesh200,000–3,000,000
1971 Dhaka University massacre 25 March 1971 University of Dhaka 310+
1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals 25 March-14 December 19711,111 [1]
Shankharipara massacre 26 March 1971Shankaripara, Dhakaestimated 8,000
Ramna massacre 27 March 1971 Ramna Kali Temple, Ramna, Dhaka250
Sutrapur massacre 27 March 1971Sutrapur, Dhaka15
Santahar massacre 27 March - 17 April 1971 Santahar, Bogra District 1000+
Jinjira massacre 1 April 1971across the Buriganga River from Dhaka 1000+
Akhira massacre 17 April 1971Baraihat, Dinajpur93–125
Jathibhanga massacre 21 April 1971Jathibhanga, Thakurgaon3,000-3,500
Sree Angan massacre 23 April 1971Sree Angan, Faridpur8Massacre of 8 Bengali Hindu sanyasis of Sri Angan monastery by the occupying Pakistani army
Karai Kadipur massacre 26 April 1971Karai Kadipur, Joypurhat370
Kaliganj massacre 27 April 1971Kaliganj, Rangpur400
Ishangopalpur massacre 2 May 1971Ishangopalpur, Faridpur28
Muzaffarabad massacre 3 May 1971Patiya, Chittagongmore than 300
Naria massacre 5 May 1971Naria, Sylhet28
Gopalpur massacre 5 May 1971 Lalpur Upazila, Natore 195
Demra massacre 13 May 1971Demra, Pabna District more than 900
Satanikhil massacre 14 May 1971Kewar, Dhaka district14
Baria massacre 14 May 1971Baria, Dhaka district200
Ketnar Bil massacre 15 May 1971Ketnar Bil, Barisalmore than 500
Char Bhadrasan massacre ? 1971Char Bhadrasan, Faridpur50–60
Hasamdia massacre 16 May 1971Boalmari, Faridpur33
Sendia massacre 20 May 1971Sendia, Faridpur127
Chuknagar massacre 20 May 1971 Khulna 8,000-10,000
Galimpur massacre 20 May 1971Galimpur, Sylhet33
Dakra massacre 21 May 1971Dakra, Khulnamore than 2,000
Madhyapara massacre 22 May 1971Palong, Faridpur370
Bhimnali massacre 22 May 1971Bhimnali, Barisal15
Bakhrabad massacre 24 May 1971Bakhrabad, Comilla142
Burunga massacre 26 May 1971Burunga, Sylhet71–94
Bagbati massacre 27 May 1971Bagbati, Pabnamore than 200
Barguna massacre 29–30 May 1971Barguna sub-divisional jail, Patuakhalimore than 100
Daldalia massacre [2] [3] 2 June 1971 Daldalia, Rangpur 20Murder 20 of unarmed Bengali Hindus by the Pakistan Army and Bihari Muslims
Golaghat massacre 13 June 1971Golaghat, Nilphamari437
Adityapur massacre 14 June 1971Adiyapur, Sylhet63
Makalkandi massacre 18 August 1971Habiganj, Sylhetmore than 100
Pomara massacre 14 September 1971Pomara, Chittagong13
Krishnapur massacre 18 September 1971Krishnapur, Sylhet127
Suryamani massacre 7 October 1971Suryamani, Barisal24
Shankharikathi massacre 4 November 1971Shankharikathi, Khulna42
1974 Ramna massacre 17 March 1974Ramna, Dhaka40–50Massacre of Jatiya Samajtantrik Dal (JASAD) supporters by members of Jatiya Rakkhi Bahini
Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman 15 August 1975Dhaka36President Sheikh Mujibur Rahman was assassinated
1977 Bangladesh mass executions 9 October – November 1977Bangladesh1,143The government of Ziaur Rahman carried out mass executions of military personnel, following a series of attempted coups in Bangladesh.According to official records, 1,143 members of the Bangladesh armed forces were hanged in two months
Bhushanchhara massacre 31 May 1984Bhushanchhara, Barkal Upazila, Rangamati 400Massacre of Bengali settlers by the Shanti Bahini, the armed wing of the Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti
1988 Chittagong massacre 24 January 1988Lal dighi, Chittagong 370
Logang massacre 10 April 1992Logang village, Khagrachari DistrictUnknown
1999 Jessore bombings 6 March 1999 Jessore 10
1999 Khulna mosque bombing 8 October 1999 Khulna 8
2000 Chittagong massacre 14 July 2000 Chittagong 8 [4] [5]
2001 Ramna Batamul bombings 14 April 2001 Ramna Park in Dhaka 9
2001 Gopalganj Roman Catholic church bombing 1 June 2001 Roman Catholic church in Gopalganj 10
Mymensingh cinema bombings 6 December 2002 Mymensingh 27
2003 Tangail shrine bombing 17 January 2003 Tangail 7Two bombs exploded in Fair, 20 wounded
Banshkhali carnage 18 November 2003Sheelpara, Sadhonpur village, Banshkhali Upazila, Chittagong District 11Some individuals set fire to the house of Tejendra Lal Sheel using gunpowder killing 11 members of family including six children
2004 Dhaka grenade attack 21 August 2004Bangabandhu Avenue, Dhaka 2413 grenades were thrown into a crowd at an anti-terrorism rally organized by the Awami League.
2005 November Bangladesh court bombing 29 November 2005 Gazipur and Chittagong 8Series of simultaneous suicide bombing of courts in Chittagong and Gazipur is carried out by Jamaat-ul-Mujahideen Bangladesh, killed 8 people and injured over 100
2005 Netrokona bombing 8 December 2005 Netrokona 8A suicide bombing in Netrokona results in the deaths of eight people
Bangladesh Rifles revolt 25 February — 2 March 2009 Pilkhana, Dhaka 74Soldiers of border security force Bangladesh Rifles (BDR) mutiny and take the commanding army officers and their families hostages at the force's headquarters in Pilkhana, Dhaka. 57 army officers are killed along with 17 civilians by the mutineers
Chuddogram bus bombing3 February 2015Chuddogram town7Anti-government protesters firebomb a bus full of sleeping passengers, leaving seven people dead [6]
2016 Dhaka attack 1 June 2016 Holey Artisan Bakery, Gulshan Thana, Dhaka 29Gunmen attacked a restaurant popular with foreigners in the wealthy Gulshan Thana area
2017 South Surma Upazila bombings 25 March 2017 South Surma Upazila, Sylhet 11 (including 4 suicide bombers)A suicide bombing killed four civilians, two police officers and wounded around 40 during a security forces raid on a suspected terrorist hideout in South Surma Upazila. ISIL claimed responsibility. Four militants were also killed
July massacre 16 July – 5 August 2024Bangladesh700-1000 Mass killings of protesters during quota protests and non-cooperation movement from July 16 to August 5, 2024, carried out by various law enforcement agencies under Hasina administration and affaialed groups of Bangladesh Awami League such as the Chhatra League

Perpetrators and impact

During the Bangladesh genocide in Bangladesh Liberation War, the Pakistani Military [7] and several militia organizations created by the Pakistani military violated Geneva Conventions of War by participating in numerous massacres of civilians, [8] [9] [10] [11] committed genocide of between 300,000 to 3 million civilians, [7] [12] operated concentration camps, [13] and used rape as weapon of war [14] [15] against Bengali Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists minorities. Active collaborators of Pakistan Military in perpetratuation of genocide and ethnic cleansing in Bangladesh include the Al Badr, [16] [17] Al Sham, [18] East Pakistan Central Peace Committee, [19] Razakars, [20] Muslim League, [21] Jamaat-e-Islami, [21] and the Urdu-speaking Biharis. [21]

The impact is drastic. Since 1951, Hindu population decreased by 15.1% in 71 years, and during the same period Muslim population increased by exactly by the same 15.1% (76% to 91.1%). Percentage of Hindus declined more than two third (over 67% drop) in 71 years, i.e. from 22% of total population of Bangladesh in 1951 to 13.5% in 1974 (8.5% decrease in 20 years), [22] and then drop again to 6.9% in 2022 (further 1.6% decrease). [23]

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