Baria massacre
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| Baria massacre বাড়িয়া গণহত্যা | |
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| Part of Bangladesh genocide | |
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| Location | Baria, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh |
| Date | 14 May 1971 (UTC+6:00) |
| Target | Bengali Hindus |
Attack type | Massacre |
| Weapons | Rifles |
| Deaths | c. 200 |
| Injured | Hundreds |
| Perpetrators | Pakistani Army |
Baria massacre (Bengali: বাড়িয়া গণহত্যা) was the massacre of unarmed Bengali Hindus in the village of Baria in present-day Gazipur Sadar Upazila of Bangladesh by the Pakistan army on 14 May 1971.[1][2][3] Around 200 Bengali Hindus from Baria and nearby Kamaria were killed in the massacre, while hundreds more were injured.[1][2][3]
The village of Baria fell under Joydebpur sub-division of Dhaka district. At present it falls under Gazipur District of Dhaka Division. It is located at a distance of 8 km from the palace of Bhawal estate in Gazipur. In 1971, Baria was an almost exclusively Hindu inhabited village.[1] The Pakistan army launched Operation Searchlight on 25 May. They set up a cantonment at the Bhawal estate.