Demra massacre

Demra massacre
ডেমরা গণহত্যা
Part of Bangladesh genocide
LocationDemra, Pabna, East Pakistan
Date13 May 1971 (UTC+6:00)
TargetBengali Hindus
Attack type
Mass murder, mass rape
WeaponsLight machine guns
Deaths800–900
PerpetratorsPakistani Army
Razakars

Demra massacre (Bengali: ডেমরা গণহত্যা) in Bangladesh was the massacre of unarmed Hindu residents of the villages under Demra Union in present-day Faridpur Upazila in Pabna District by the Pakistan Army aided by local collaborators on 13 May 1971. It is estimated that 800–900 people were killed in a single day. Rape and plunder were also carried out and temples, schools and houses were set on fire.