One of many targeted killings of Hindu civilians during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War, with an estimated 370 people killed in a single day.
Key Facts
- Date
- 22 May 1971
- Estimated killed
- 370 people
- Villages affected
- Madhyapara, Kashabhog, Rudrakar
- District at time of massacre
- Faridpur District
- Perpetrators
- Pakistan Army
- Target population
- Unarmed Hindu residents
Location
Cause → Event → Consequence
During the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971, the Pakistan Army conducted widespread operations against Bengali civilians, with Hindu communities in particular subjected to targeted violence. The villages of Madhyapara, Kashabhog, and Rudrakar under the Palong police station were predominantly Hindu, making them vulnerable to such attacks.
On 22 May 1971, Pakistani Army forces allegedly killed an estimated 370 unarmed Hindu civilians across Madhyapara and nearby villages of Kashabhog and Rudrakar, located in the Madaripur sub-division of Faridpur District. Madhyapara itself was entirely Hindu-inhabited, and the massacre formed part of broader atrocities committed during the liberation conflict.
The massacre resulted in the deaths of approximately 370 civilians and contributed to the mass displacement and destruction of Hindu communities in the region. The villages, once under Faridpur District, are now part of Shariatpur District, and the event is remembered as one of many documented atrocities against minority populations during the 1971 war.