A wartime atrocity during the Bangladesh Liberation War in which Pakistani forces and Razakars killed 50–60 Hindu civilians in Faridpur district.
Key Facts
- Civilians killed
- 50–60 unarmed Bengali Hindus
- Households burned
- 300–350 Hindu households set on fire
- Location
- Faridpur district, East Pakistan
- Date
- Middle of May 1971
- Villages targeted
- Baidyadangi, Majhidangi, and Baladangi
- Perpetrators
- Pakistani army and Razakars led by Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed
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Cause → Event → Consequence
During the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, Pakistani occupation forces and local Razakar militias systematically targeted Hindu-majority communities in East Pakistan. Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, leader of Jamaat-e-Islami, organized and led a combined force of Razakars and Pakistani army personnel toward Hindu-dominated villages in Char Bhadrasan, Faridpur district.
In mid-May 1971, the Pakistani army and Razakars descended on the villages of Baidyadangi, Majhidangi, and Baladangi in Char Bhadrasan. They massacred between 50 and 60 unarmed Bengali Hindu residents. The attackers also torched 300 to 350 Hindu households in a coordinated assault on the civilian population.
The destruction of hundreds of homes forced surviving Hindu residents to flee the country as refugees. The massacre became one of many documented atrocities of the 1971 war, and Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed was later tried in Bangladesh for war crimes related to his role in such acts during the conflict.