Gopalpur massacre

Gopalpur massacre
Part of Bangladesh genocide

The Gopalpur massacre (Bengali: গোপালপুর গণহত্যা) was a massacre of 195 people committed by the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh War of Independence of 1971. The killing took place at Gopalpur municipality of Lalpur Upazila, Natore on 5 May 1971. The victims of the massacre were the Bengali employees of the North Bengal Sugar Mill.

This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.