Shankharibazar massacre

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Shankhari Bazar Rd, Dhaka, Bangladesh

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N23° 42' 36" E90° 24' 34.92"   (23.71, 90.4097) Start navigation »

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Shankharibazar massacre (Bengali: শাঁখারীবাজার হত্যাকান্ড) was a massacre of the Hindus of the Shankharibazar area of Old Dhaka on 26 March 1971 by the Pakistani occupation army. The survivors fled to the villages on the other side of the Buriganga, in the region now known as Keraniganj. Shankharibazar became deserted and dead bodies remained on the streets for quite a long time. The Pakistani establishment renamed the Shankharibazar Road to Tikka Khan Road.

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