Nikli massacre

Nikli massacre
Part of 1971 Bangladesh genocide
Nikli
Native name	নিকলী / নিকলি গণহত্যা
Location	Nikli Upazila, Kishoreganj District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh
Coordinates	24°19′N 90°56′E / 24.317°N 90.933°E / 24.317; 90.933
Date	21 September 1971
Target	Bengali Hindus
Attack type	Burst fire, Mass murder
Weapons	Machine gun, Bayonets
Deaths	35
Perpetrators	Pakistan Army, Razakar (Pakistan)

Violence against Hindus in East Pakistan and Bangladesh
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Incidents after 1947 - East Pakistan
1950 Barisal Riots 1962 Rajshahi massacres 1964 East-Pakistan riots Anderson Bridge massacre Muladi massacre
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Nikli massacre was a premediated massacre of 35 Bengali Hindus in the Dampara Union of Nikli Upazila of Kishoreganj District, Dhaka Division, on 21 September 1971 by the Pakistan Army in collaboration with the Razakars during the Bangladesh Liberation War. According to sources, 35 Bengali Hindus were killed by the Pakistani Forces and the Razakars.