Barguna massacre
| Barguna massacre বরগুনা গণহত্যা | |
|---|---|
| Part of Bangladesh genocide | |
| Location | Barguna, Patuakhali district, Bangladesh |
| Date | 29–30 May 1971 (UTC+6:00) |
| Target | Bengalis (Mostly Hindus) |
| Weapons | Firearms |
| Deaths | More than 100 |
| Perpetrators | Pakistan Armed Forces, Peace Committee |
The Barguna massacre (Bengali: বরগুনা গণহত্যা) was the mass execution of unarmed residents of Barguna in the Barguna sub-divisional jail by the Pakistan Armed Forces on 29 and 30 May 1971. More than 100 people were killed. Seventy-two of them were identified; the majority were Bengali Hindus, the rest Muslims, mostly supporters of the Bangladesh Awami League and sovereign Bangladesh.
In 1992, a memorial was constructed with a marble plaque containing the names of the 72 victims and six other victims killed elsewhere.