| Barguna massacre বরগুনা গণহত্যা | |
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| Location | Barguna, Patuakhali district, Bangladesh |
| Date | 29–30 May 1971 (UTC+6:00) |
| Target | Bengalis (Mostly Hindus) |
| Weapons | Firearms |
| Deaths | More than 100 |
| Perpetrators | Pakistan Armed Forces, Peace Committee |
The Barguna massacre (Bengali: বরগুনা গণহত্যা) was the mass execution of unarmed residents of Barguna in the Barguna sub-divisional jail by the Pakistan Armed Forces on 29 and 30 May 1971. More than 100 people were killed.[1] Seventy-two of them were identified; the majority were Bengali Hindus, the rest Muslims, mostly supporters of the Bangladesh Awami League and sovereign Bangladesh.[2][unreliable source?] In 1992, a memorial was constructed with a marble plaque containing the names of the 72 victims and six other victims killed elsewhere.[3][unreliable source?]
- ^ Kamal, Md. Monir Hossain (2012). "Barguna District". In Islam, Sirajul (ed.). Banglapedia (Revised 2nd. ed.). Dhaka: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. Retrieved 27 December 2014.
- ^ Howladar, Manotosh (15 December 2013). বরগুনা জেলখানার গণহত্যায় নিহত শহীদদের স্বজনরা এখনও উপেক্ষিত. Mathbaria Protidin (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 22 December 2014.
- ^ Kamal, Monir Hossain (29 May 2012). ২৯ ও ৩০ মে বরগুনা গণহত্যা দিবস. amaderbarisal.com (in Bengali). Barisal. Archived from the original on 2 October 2015. Retrieved 28 December 2014.