Demra massacre
Demra massacre (Bengali: ডেমরা হত্যাকান্ড) in Bangladesh was the massacre of unarmed Hindu residents of the villages under Demra Union in present-day Faridpur Upazila in Pabna District by the Pakistani occupation army aided by local collaborators on 13 May 1971. It is estimated that 800–900 people were killed in a single day. Rape and plunder were also carried out, and mosques, temples, schools and houses were set on fire.
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Demra massacre
Demra massacre (Bengali: ডেমরা হত্যাকান্ড) in Bangladesh was the massacre of unarmed Hindu residents of the villages under Demra Union in present-day Faridpur Upazila in Pabna District by the Pakistani occupation army aided by local collaborators on 13 May 1971. It is estimated that 800–900 people were killed in a single day. Rape and plunder were also carried out, and mosques, temples, schools and houses were set on fire.
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Demra massacre (Bengali: ডেমরা ...... s and houses were set on fire.
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35,880,222
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745,299,645
date
1971-05-13
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Demra, Pabna, Bangladesh
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Pakistani Army, Razakars
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Demra massacre
ডেমরা হত্যাকান্ড
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Light Machine Guns
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Demra massacre (Bengali: ডেমরা ...... s and houses were set on fire.
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Demra massacre
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