1971 Bangladesh Atrocities
Coordinates: 23°N 90°E / 23°N 90°E / 23; 90
Beginning with the start of Operation Searchlight on 25 March 1971 and due to the Bangladesh Liberation War, there were numerous human rights abuses in East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) perpetrated by the Pakistan Army, with support from local political and religious militias, especially against Hindus. Time reported a high ranking U.S. official as saying "It is the most incredible, calculated thing since the days of the Nazis in Poland."
Read more about 1971 Bangladesh Atrocities: Overview, Operation Searchlight, Casualties, Killing of Intellectuals, Violence Against Women, Violence Against Minorities, Violence Against Alleged Collaborators, International Reactions, War Crimes Trial Attempts
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