Massacre On 14 December 1971
In December, it became clear to the Pakistan government that it would lose the war. When Dhaka University reopened on 2 July 1971, teacher who collaborated with Pakistani army gathered at Nawab Abdul Gani Road to build up a list of intellectuals who supported Bengali Independent movement. Till then, Pakistan Army secretly trained a group of Pakistan supporting Madrasa, College and University students. This group was named Al Badar. At the verge of the December war Al-Badar members came out and selectively killed Bengali Professors, Doctors, Engineers and many other intellectuals. Many of them were teachers of Dhaka University.
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