Dakra massacre
Dakra massacre (Bengali: ডাকরা হত্যাকান্ড) refers to the massacre of unarmed Hindu refugees at the village of Dakra, in the Bagerhat sub-division of Khulna District on 21 May 1971 by the Peace Committee members and the Razakars. The attackers were led by Rajab Ali Fakir, the chairman of the Bagerhat sub-divisional Peace Committee. More than 2,000 Hindu men, women and children were killed in the massacre.
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Dakra massacre
Dakra massacre (Bengali: ডাকরা হত্যাকান্ড) refers to the massacre of unarmed Hindu refugees at the village of Dakra, in the Bagerhat sub-division of Khulna District on 21 May 1971 by the Peace Committee members and the Razakars. The attackers were led by Rajab Ali Fakir, the chairman of the Bagerhat sub-divisional Peace Committee. More than 2,000 Hindu men, women and children were killed in the massacre.
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1971-05-21
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More than 2,000
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Dakra, Khulna, Bangladesh
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ডাকরা হত্যাকান্ড
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