Char Bhadrasan massacre

Char Bhadrasan massacre
চরভদ্রাসন গণহত্যা
Part of Bangladesh genocide
LocationChar Bhadrasan, Faridpur, East Pakistan
DateMay 1971 (UTC+6:00)
TargetBengali Hindus
Attack type
Mass murder, Massacre
WeaponsRifles
Deaths50–60
PerpetratorsPakistani Army, Razakars

Char Bhadrasan massacre (Bengali: চরভদ্রাসন গণহত্যা) refers to the massacre of around 60 unarmed Bengali Hindu residents in Char Bhadrasan in Faridpur district of East Pakistan by the Pakistani occupation army and the Razakars in the middle of May 1971. Ali Ahsan Mohammad Mojaheed, the leader of Jamaat-e-Islami led a team of Razakars and Pakistani army to the Hindu-dominated villages of Baidyadangi, Majhidangi and Baladangi where they massacred 50–60 unarmed Bengali Hindus. The attackers set fire to 300–350 Hindu households forcing them to flee the country.