Baria massacre

Baria massacre
বাড়িয়া গণহত্যা
Part of Bangladesh genocide
LocationBaria, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
Date14 May 1971 (UTC+6:00)
TargetBengali Hindus
Attack type
Massacre
WeaponsRifles
Deathsc. 200
InjuredHundreds
PerpetratorsPakistani Army

Baria massacre (Bengali: বাড়িয়া গণহত্যা) was the massacre of unarmed Bengali Hindus in the village of Baria in present-day Gazipur Sadar Upazila of Bangladesh by the Pakistan army on 14 May 1971. Around 200 Bengali Hindus from Baria and nearby Kamaria were killed in the massacre, while hundreds more were injured.