Shakharikathi massacre শাঁখারীকাঠি হত্যাকান্ড | |
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Location of the massacre in Bangladesh | |
Location | Shankharikathi, Khulna District, East Pakistan |
Date | 4 November 1971 (UTC+6:00) |
Target | Bengali Hindus |
Attack type | Massacre |
Weapons | Rifles |
Deaths | 42 |
Perpetrators | Razakars |
Shankharikathi massacre (Bengali: শাঁখারীকাঠি হত্যাকান্ড) refers to the killings of unarmed Hindu men by the Razakars in Shankharikathi market, Alukdia village of greater Khulna district in Bangladesh on 4 November 1971. 42 Hindus were killed in the massacre.[1]