List of massacres in Bangladesh


The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Bangladesh :
NameDateLocationDeathsNotes
1971 Bangladesh genocidestarting 25 March 1971- 16 December 1971Various places in Bangladesh200,000-3,000,000
1971 Dhaka University massacre25 March 1971University of Dhaka310+
1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals25 March-14 December 1971not counted, in order of hundreds
Shankharipara massacre26 March 1971Shankaripara, Dhakaestimated 8,000
Ramna massacre27 March 1971Ramna Kali Temple, Ramna, Dhaka250
Sutrapur massacre27 March 1971Sutrapur, Dhaka15
Jinjira massacre1 April 1971across the Buriganga River from Dhaka1000+
Akhira massacre17 April 1971Baraihat, Dinajpur93-125
Jathibhanga massacre21 April 1971Sree Angan, Faridpur8
Sree Angan massacre23 April 1971Jathibhanga, Thakurgaon3,000-3,500
Karai Kadipur massacre26 April 1971Karai Kadipur, Joypurhat370
Kaliganj massacre27 April 1971Kaliganj, Rangpur400
Ishangopalpur massacre2 May 1971Ishangopalpur, Faridpur28
Muzaffarabad massacre3 May 1971Patiya, Chittagongmore than 300
Naria massacre5 May 1971Naria, Sylhet28
Gopalpur massacre5 May 1971Lalpur Upazila, Natore195
Demra massacre13 May 1971Demra, Pabna Districtmore than 900
Satanikhil massacre14 May 1971Kewar, Dhaka district14
Baria massacre14 May 1971Baria, Dhaka district200
Ketnar Bil massacre15 May 1971Ketnar Bil, Barisalmore than 500
Char Bhadrasan massacremiddle of May, 1971Char Bhadrasan, Faridpur50-60
Hasamdia massacre16 May 1971Boalmari, Faridpur33
Sendia massacre20 May 1971Sendia, Faridpur127
Chuknagar massacre20 May 1971Khulna8000-10,000
Galimpur massacre20 May 1971Galimpur, Sylhet33
Dakra massacre21 May 1971Dakra, Khulnamore than 2,000
Madhyapara massacre22 May 1971Palong, Faridpur370
Bhimnali massacre22 May 1971Bhimnali, Barisal15
Bakhrabad massacre24 May 1971Bakhrabad, Comilla142
Burunga massacre26 May 1971Burunga, Sylhet71-94
Bagbati massacre27 May 1971Bagbati, Pabnamore than 200
Barguna massacre29-30 May 1971Barguna sub-divisional jail, Patuakhalimore than 100
Daldalia massacre2 June 1971Daldalia, Rangpur20
Golaghat massacre13 June 1971Golaghat, Nilphamari437
Adityapur massacre14 June 1971Adiyapur, Sylhet63
Makalkandi massacre18 August 1971Habiganj, Sylhetmore than 100
Pomara massacre14 September 1971Pomara, Chittagong13
Krishnapur massacre18 September 1971Krishnapur, Sylhet127
Suryamani massacre7 October 1971Suryamani, Barisal24
Shankharikathi massacre4 November 1971Shankharikathi, Khulna42
1974 Ramna massacre17 March 1974Ramna, Dhaka40-50
1988 Chittagong massacre24 January 1988Lal dighi, Chittagong370
Logang massacre10 April 1992Logang village, Khagrachari DistrictUnknown
2013 Shapla Square protests5-6 May 2013Shapla Square, Dhaka; Bagerhat, NarayanganjDisputed