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{{Short description|Massacre of the Bangladesh Liberation War}}
{{Multiple issues|
{{More citations needed|date=March 2022}}
{{More footnotes|date=November 2022}}
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{{Infobox civilian attack
| title = Madhyapara massacre <br/>মধ্যপাড়া হত্যাকান্ড
| image =
| alt =
| caption = Bangladesh
| map = {{Location map|Bangladesh|lat=23.14|long=90.41|caption= }}
| map_caption =
| location = Palong, Faridpur, Bangladesh
| target = [[Bengali Hindus]]
| coordinates =
| date = 22 May 1971
| time =
| timezone = UTC+6:00
| type = [[Massacre]]
| fatalities = ~370
| injuries =
| perps = [[Pakistani Army]], [[Razakars (Pakistan)|Razakars]]
| weapons = Rifles
| numparts =
}}
{{Campaignbox Bangladesh Liberation War}}
The '''Madhyapara Massacre''' refers to the alleged massacre of unarmed Hindu residents of Madhyapara and other nearby villages under the authority of the Palong police station in the Faridpur district, by the Pakistani army on 22 May 1971.<ref name="samakal22052010">{{cite news |script-title=bn:আজ শরীয়তপুর মধ্যপাড়া গণহত্যা দিবস |url=http://www.samakal.com.bd/details.php?news=16&view=archiev&y=2010&m=05&d=22&action=main&menu_type=&option=single&news_id=67092&pub_no=343&type= |newspaper=Samakal |location=Dhaka |date=22 May 2010 |language=bn |access-date=22 November 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20121231065040/http://www.samakal.com.bd/details.php?news=16&view=archiev&y=2010&m=05&d=22&action=main&menu_type=&option=single&news_id=67092&pub_no=343&type=# |archive-date=2012-12-31 |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref name="fns21052012">{{cite news |script-title=bn:২২মে, মধ্যপাড়া গণহত্যা দিবস |author=Abdul Aziz Shishir |url=http://www.fairnews24.com/details.php?q=news&id=27289 |newspaper=Fairnews24.com |location=Dhaka |date=May 21, 2012 |language=bn |access-date=July 1, 2022}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref> An estimated 370 people were killed in the massacre.<ref name="bdtoday11112013">{{cite news |url=http://bdtoday24.com/%E0%A7%AD%E0%A7%A7%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%83%E0%A6%B7/ |script-title=bn:৭১এর গণহত্যার নির্মম দৃষ্টান্ত শরীয়তপুরের মধ্যপাড়া বধ্যভূমি, বিজয় সেখানে আজো পৌছেনি ! |last=Sardar |first=Mohammad Abul Hossain |date=11 November 2013 |work=bdtoday24.com |language=bn |access-date=22 November 2022}}</ref><ref name="bdp21052012">{{cite news |script-title=bn:মধ্যপাড়া গণহত্যা দিবস |url=http://www.bd-pratidin.com/index_admin.php?view=details&type=gold&data=Book&pub_no=742&cat_id=1&menu_id=3&news_type_id=1&index=9&archiev=yes&arch_date=21-05-2012 |newspaper=Bangladesh Pratidin |location=Dhaka |date=May 21, 2012 |language=bn |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130117184616/http://www.bd-pratidin.com/index_admin.php?view=details&type=gold&data=Book&pub_no=742&cat_id=1&menu_id=3&news_type_id=1&index=9&archiev=yes&arch_date=21-05-2012 |archive-date=January 17, 2013 |access-date=August 4, 2012 |url-status=dead}}</ref> In 1971, the villages of Madhyapara, Kashabhog & Rudrakar were under the authority of the Palong police station of [[Madaripur]] sub-division in [[Faridpur District]]. They are now under the jurisdiction of the Shariatpur municipality in [[Shariatpur Sadar Upazila]] of [[Shariatpur District]]. The three villages at the time were largely Hindu-inhabited<ref name="fns21052012"/>{{Dead link|date=March 2022}} and Madhyapara was totally Hindu.<ref name="rnn">{{cite news |script-title=bn:শরীয়তপুরে গণহত্যা দিবস |url=http://www.rnetnews.com/?p=35586 |newspaper=Rnetnews.com |location=Rangpur |language=bn |access-date=August 5, 2022}}{{Dead link|date=March 2022}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

== Memorial ==
In 2010, a memorial was erected in Madhyapara Village in memory of the victims. It lists the names of the 73 victims who were identified up to that point.{{Citation needed|date=November 2022}}

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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{{1971 Bangladesh genocide|state= }}

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[[Category:1971 Bangladesh genocide]]
[[Category:Massacres in 1971]]
[[Category:Massacres of Bengali Hindus in East Pakistan]]
[[Category:1971 in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:1971 in Pakistan]]
[[Category:Massacres committed by Pakistan in East Pakistan]]
[[Category:May 1971 events in Asia]]

Madhyapara massacre - Revision history

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