Jinjira massacre
TheJinjira massacre(Bengali:জিঞ্জিরা গণহত্যা,romanized:Jiñjirā gaṇahatyā) was a planned killing of civilians by thePakistan armyduring theBangladesh liberation warof 1971.
| Jinjira massacre | |
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| Part ofBangladesh genocide | |
| Location | Jinjira,Dhaka,East Pakistan |
| Date | April 1, 1971 |
| Target | MostlyBengali Hindus |
Attack type | massacre,ethnic cleansing |
| Victims | Estimated to about 3,000 |
| Perpetrators | Pakistani Army |
The killing took place at the unions Jinjira, Kalindi and Shubhadya ofKeraniganj Upazilaacross theBuriganga RiverfromDhaka.[1]
Background
[edit]The1971 Bangladesh atrocitiesbegan as the Pakistan army launchedOperation Searchlighton 25 March 1971 to suppress theBengaliuprising in thenEast Pakistan.As a reaction, people from Dhaka flocked to Keraniganj on the other side of the river. The union Jinjira and nearby areas were inhabited by a large number of Hindu families.[1]The elements of Pakistan army, now in control of Dhaka city after the crackdown of 25 March marked Jinjira and surrounding area as a target for military operation.
Massacre
[edit]The army started to amass forces around Keraniganj from midnight of 1 April.[2]They took control of the Mitford Hospital by the river. At around 5 am, they commenced the attack by throwing flares from the roof of the mosque adjacent to the hospital.[1]The army moved into Jinjira and opened fire on people. Themassacrecontinued for nearly nine hours. One of the largest such executions took place beside a pond near Nandail Dak Street, where 60 people were lined up and shot. The soldiers also fired on the houses usinggunpowder[clarification needed].[2]More than a thousand people died in this massacre.[3]
Cover-up in the Pakistani media
[edit]In the night of 2 AprilPakistan Televisionbroadcast news about strong military action against separatist miscreants taking shelter at Jinjira of Keraniganj on the other side of Buriganga.[1]On 3 April The Morning News came up with the headline "Actions taken against miscreants at Jinjira".[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^abcdAtmokotha 1971(My story 1971) byNirmalendu Gun,Bangla Prokash, 2008 (page 147)
- ^abSwadhinota Juddher Dolilpatrathe 8th edition (Page 376-378)
- ^The Daily Bangla, 13 November 1972
- ^Ekatturer Dinguli(Days of 71) byJahanara Imam,Shandhani publications, 2005 (page 56)
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