Daldalia massacre
| Daldalia massacre দলদলিয়া হত্যাকান্ড | |
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| Location | Daldalia, Rangpur, Bangladesh |
| Coordinates | 25°06′36″N 89°34′48″E / 25.11000°N 89.58000°ECoordinates: 25°06′36″N 89°34′48″E / 25.11000°N 89.58000°E |
| Date | 2 June 1971 (UTC+6:00) |
| Target | Bengali Hindus |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Weapons | Light machine guns |
| Deaths | 20 |
| Perpetrators | Pakistani army, Bihari Muslims |
Daldalia massacre (Bengali: দলদলিয়া হত্যাকান্ড) was the massacre of unarmed Bengali Hindus by the Pakistan Army and Bihari Muslims in Daldalia village in Gaibandha District on 2 June 1971. 20 Bengali Hindus were killed in the massacre.[1][2]
Background
The village of Daldalia falls under the Bonarpar Union under Saghata Upazila in the Gaibandha District. In 1971, Gaibandha District was a part of undivided Rangpur district. Daldalia was a Hindu majority village.[2]
Killings
In the early morning of 2 June 1971, a contingent of the Pakistan Army along with their cohorts, the Bihari Muslims, surrounded the village.[1] The pulled the villagers out of their sleep and unleash a barbaric assault on them. The houses were looted and set on fire. The villagers fled wherever they could and took shelter in nearby bushes. However, the perpetrators managed catch hold of some villagers. One villager, namely Gour Chandra Sarkar, who had begun to feel uneasy after the assault, was taken to a nearby bamboo grove and shot dead.[1] Three, namely Sudhir Sarkar, Harish Sarkar and Bijay Sarkar were released for being minors and hence could not have voted for the Awami League.[2] The remaining 20 were taken hostage to the Phulchhari camp.[1] There they were subjected to further torture, to retrieve information from them.[2] When they refused to buckle, they were taken to the Phulchhari mass killing site, with their hands tied. On the way, one of the captives Dinesh Sarkar managed to escape.[2] The Pakistan Army chased him, but he fled. The remaining 19 were made to stand in a line and then burst fired.[2] One of the captives Bhuban Mohan Sarkar survived the bullets, and he was bayoneted to death.[1]
Memorial
No memorial has been built so far at the site. In 1999, the mass killing site at Daldalia along with 28 other mass killing sites in Gaibandha District was identified for restoration.[3]
References
- 1 2 3 4 5 Modak, Gautam Chandra (31 May 2012). "গাইবান্ধার দলদলিয়া গণহত্যার শোকাবহ দিন আজ". bizbdnews.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- 1 2 3 4 5 6 Modak, Gautam Chandra (2 June 2012). "আজ দলদলিয়া গণহত্যার শোকাবহ দিন : স্বাধীনতার ৪১ বছরেও ২০ শহীদের খোঁজ নেয়নি জাতি". abnews24.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 22 October 2013.
- ↑ "গাইবান্ধায় ২৯ বধ্যভূমি সংরক্ষণের উদ্যোগ নেই". Daily Janakantha (in Bengali) (Dhaka). 8 December 2011. Retrieved 26 October 2013.
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