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| title = Karai Kadipur massacre<br/>কড়ই কাদিপুর গণহত্যা<br />
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| map = {{Location map|Bangladesh|lat=25.03|long=89.10|caption=}}<br />
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| location = Karai Kadipur, Joypurhat, East Pakistan<br />
| target = [[Bengali Hindus]]<br />
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| date = 26 April 1971<br />
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| timezone = UTC+6:00<br />
| type = [[Mass murder]], [[Massacre]]<br />
| fatalities = 370<br />
| injuries =<br />
| perps = [[Pakistani Army]], Razakars<br />
| weapons = Light Machine Guns<br />
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'''Karai Kadipur massacre''' ({{lang-bn|কড়ই কাদিপুর গণহত্যা}}) was the massacre of unarmed Hindu villagers of Joypurhat on 26 April 1971 by the Pakistani army and the Razakars.<ref name="tds26042012">{{cite news |title=370 Hindus killed in a single day |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=231731 |newspaper=The Daily Star |location=Dhaka |date=April 26, 2012 |access-date=May 5, 2022}}</ref><ref name="kk26042012">{{cite news |script-title=bn:কড়ই-কাদিপুর গণহত্যা দিবস আজ |url=http://www.kalerkantho.com/?view=details&type=gold&data=Emirates&pub_no=864&cat_id=1&menu_id=56&news_type_id=1&index=11&archiev=yes&arch_date=26-04-2012 |newspaper=Kaler Kantho |location=Dhaka |date=April 26, 2012 |language=bn |access-date=May 5, 2022}}</ref><ref name="tdj26042012">{{cite news |script-title=bn:আলীম ও তার সহযোগীরা কড়ই কাদিপুরে ৩৭০ জনকে গুলিতে হত্যা করে |url=http://www.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=15&dd=2012-04-26&ni=94398 |newspaper=Janakantha |location=Dhaka |date=April 26, 2012 |language=bn |access-date=May 5, 2022}}</ref> 370 Hindus were killed in the massacre in the villages of Karai, Kadipur and other adjoining villages.<ref name="tds26042012"/><ref name="tdj26042012"/><br />
{{Violence against Hindus in East Pakistan and Bangladesh}}<br />
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== Background ==<br />
In 1971, the twin villages of Karai and Kadipur were under Joypurhat sub-division of Rajshahi district, now under Bambu Union of Joypurhat Sadar Upazila in Joypurhat district bordering India. The two villages were predominantly Hindu inhabited mostly by the people from Kumbhakar caste.<br />
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== Events ==<br />
On the night of 24 April, the Pakistani army arrived from Santahar by train and occupied the sub-divisional town of Joypurhat. From the morning of 25 April, the Pakistani army began killing of the civilians and engaged in loot and arson. The people of Joypurhat began to flee to the country side. On 26 April, the army aided by the collaborators targeted the Hindu dominated villages of Karai and Kadipur. They encircled the villages and took the Hindu men in their captivity. The men were made to stand in a line and burst fired using light machine guns.<br />
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== Memorial ==<br />
No memorial has been built so far in the memory of the victims.<ref name="kk26042012"/> The Bangladesh government had acquired three decimals of land to build a memorial in the late nineties, however the memorial is yet to be built.<br />
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== List of persons killed ==<br />
No initiative from the government has been taken so far in preparing a comprehensive list of the victims of the massacre. The partial list includes the following names.<br />
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* Dr. Krishna Chandra Barman<br />
* Gopinath Pal<br />
* Bhupen Pal<br />
* Kshitish Chandra Pal<br />
* Chhedra Barman<br />
* Mahindra Chandra Barman<br />
* Tarmuja Barman<br />
* Subal Chandra Barman<br />
* Ashwini Chandra Pal<br />
* Jatish Pal<br />
* Kancha Pal<br />
* Mahabharat Pal<br />
* Girish Chandra<br />
* Rajen Chandra<br />
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== References ==<br />
{{Reflist}}<br />
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{{Coord|25.088|N|89.062|E|region:BD_type:event|display=title}}<br />
{{1971 Bangladesh genocide|state=expanded}}<br />
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[[Category:Massacres of men]]<br />
[[Category:Violence against men in Asia]]<br />
[[Category:Massacres in 1971]]<br />
[[Category:1971 in Bangladesh]]<br />
[[Category:1971 Bangladesh genocide]]<br />
[[Category:Massacres of Bengali Hindus in East Pakistan]]<br />
[[Category:Massacres committed by Pakistan in East Pakistan]]<br />
[[Category:April 1971 events in Bangladesh]]</div>Bot