The Madhyapara Massacre refers to the alleged massacre of unarmed Hindu residents of Madhyapara and other nearby villages under the authority of the Palong police station in the Faridpur district, by the Pakistani army on 22 May 1971.
An estimated 370 people were killed in the massacre.
In 1971, the villages of Madhyapara, Kashabhog & Rudrakar were under the authority of the Palong police station of
Madaripur
Madaripur ( bn, মাদারীপুর ), being a part of the Dhaka Division, is a district in central Bangladesh.
History
Madaripur subdivision was established in 1854 under the district of Bakerganj. In 1873 it was separated from Bakergan ...
sub-division in
Faridpur District
Faridpur District ( bn, ফরিদপুর জেলা) is a district in south-central Bangladesh. It is a part of the Dhaka Division. It is bounded by the Padma River to its northeast. The district was named after Farīd-ud-Dīn Masʿūd, ...
. They are now under the jurisdiction of the Shariatpur municipality in
Shariatpur Sadar Upazila
Shariatpur Sadar ( bn, শরিয়তপুর সদর) is an upazila of Shariatpur District in the Division of Dhaka, Bangladesh
Bangladesh (}, ), officially the People's Republic of Bangladesh, is a country in South Asia. It is ...
of
Shariatpur District
Shariatpur ( bn, শরিয়তপুর জেলা, ''Shariatpur Jela'' also ''Shariatpur Zila'') is a district in the Dhaka Division of central Bangladesh. It is bounded by Munshiganj district on the north, Barisal district on the south, Ch ...
. The three villages at the time were largely Hindu-inhabited
and Madhyapara was totally Hindu.
Memorial
In 2010, a memorial was erected in Madhyapara Village in memory of the victims. It lists the names of the 73 victims who were identified up to that point.
References
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1971 Bangladesh genocide
Massacres in 1971
Massacres of Bengali Hindus in East Pakistan
1971 in Bangladesh
1971 in Pakistan
Massacres committed by Pakistan in East Pakistan
May 1971 events in Asia