Shankharibazar massacre
| Shankharibazar massacre | |
|---|---|
| Part of Bangladesh genocide | |
| Location | Shankharibazar, Dhaka, East Pakistan |
| Date | 26–27 March 1971 (UTC+6:00) |
| Target | Bengali Hindus |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Weapons | Machine guns, rifles |
| Deaths | 8000 |
| Perpetrators | Pakistani Army, Razakars |
The Shankharibazar massacre (Bengali: শাঁখারীবাজার গণহত্যা) was a massacre of over 212 Bengali Hindus in the Shankharibazar area of Old Dhaka in East Pakistan on 26 March 1971 by the Pakistani occupation army. The survivors fled to the villages on the other side of the Buriganga, in the region now known as Keraniganj. Shankharibazar became deserted and dead bodies remained on the streets for quite a long time. The Pakistani establishment renamed the Shankharibazar Road to Tikka Khan Road.