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{{Short description|1971 massacre in Nikli Upazila, Bangladesh}}

{{Infobox civilian attack
| title = Nikli massacre
| location = [[Nikli Upazila]], [[Kishoreganj District]], [[Dhaka Division]], [[Bangladesh]]
| date = 21 September 1971
| partof = [[1971 Bangladesh genocide]]
| map = {{Location map|Bangladesh|lat=24.3167|long=90.9333||label = Nikli
|position = right|caption=}}
| native_name = নিকলী / নিকলি গণহত্যা
| native_name_lang = bn
| coordinates = {{coord|24|{{#expr:.3167*60 round 1}}|N|90|{{#expr:.9333*60 round 1}}|E|type:adm3rd|display=inline,title}}
| target = [[Bengali Hindus]]
| type = [[Burst fire]], [[Mass murder]]
| weapons = [[Machine gun]], [[Bayonets]]
| fatalities = 35
| perpetrators = [[Pakistan Army]], [[Razakar (Pakistan)]]
}}
{{Violence against Hindus in East Pakistan and Bangladesh}}
'''Nikli massacre''' was a premediated [[massacre]] of [[Bengali Hindus]] in the Dampara Union of [[Nikli Upazila]] of [[Kishoreganj District]], [[Dhaka Division]], on 21 September 1971 by the [[Pakistan Army]] in collaboration with the [[Razakar (Pakistan)|Razakars]] during the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]].<ref name=":2">{{Cite web|last=প্রতিবেদক|first=নিজস্ব|date=|title=নিকলীতে এই প্রথমবার গণহত্যা দিবস পালিত|url=https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/নিকলীতে-এই-প্রথমবার-গণহত্যা-দিবস-পালিত|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204145644/https://www.prothomalo.com/bangladesh/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%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%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%AA%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A4|archive-date=2020-12-04|access-date=2020-12-04|website=[[Prothom Alo]]|language=bn}}</ref><ref name=":3">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2016-09-20|title=আজ নিকলী গণহত্যা দিবস|url=http://www.amadernikli.com/6009/%e0%a6%86%e0%a6%9c-%e0%a6%a8%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%95%e0%a6%b2%e0%a7%80-%e0%a6%97%e0%a6%a3%e0%a6%b9%e0%a6%a4%e0%a7%8d%e0%a6%af%e0%a6%be-%e0%a6%a6%e0%a6%bf%e0%a6%ac%e0%a6%b8/|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204145924/http://www.amadernikli.com/6009/%E0%A6%86%E0%A6%9C-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%80-%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B8/|archive-date=2020-12-20|access-date=2020-12-20|website=আমাদের নিকলী|language=en-US}}</ref><ref name=":0">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=19 December 2020|title=Nikli Massacre 1971|url=https://www.storiesofbengalihindus.com/nikli-massacre-1971/|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-20|website=Stories of Bengali Hindus|language=en}}</ref><ref name=":1">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Dampara, a village of Nikli Upazilla of Kishoreganj. The Sutradhar community of Hindu religion lives|url=http://www.1971archive.org/dt/stories/32/dampara(nikli)-killing|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220142209/https://1971archive.org/dt/stories/32/dampara%28nikli%29-killing|archive-date=2020-12-20|access-date=2020-12-20|website=www.1971archive.org|language=en}}</ref> According to sources, 35 Bengali Hindus were killed by the Pakistani Occupation Forces and the Razakars.<ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4">{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=2016-09-27|title=৩৪ জন হিন্দুকে হত্যা করা হয়|url=http://www.eibela.com/article/%E0%A7%A9%E0%A7%AA-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%9F|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160927160517/http://www.eibela.com/article/%E0%A7%A9%E0%A7%AA-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%9F|archive-date=2016-09-27|access-date=2020-12-04|website=Eibela}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=নিকলী গণহত্যায় ৩৫ ব্যক্তি শহীদ হন|url=http://kishoreganjnews.com/OLD/details.php?news=711|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201206065308/http://kishoreganjnews.com/OLD/details.php?news=711|archive-date=2020-12-20|access-date=2020-12-20|website=kishoreganjnews.com}}</ref>

== Background ==
{{See also|Nikli Upazila}}
Hindus of the [[Sutradhar (caste)|Sutradhar]] community live in the Mistri Para locality of Dampara Union, in Nikli Upazila of Kishoreganj District. Historically, they were carpenters, hence the name "Mistri Para".<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" />

== Events ==
Soldiers of the Pakistan Army, accompanied with the Razakars, arrived at Mistri Para of Dampara Union on 21st September. Then the soldiers and razakars called out all the Hindus, saying that ID cards will be issued to them. With that, they took 39 of the Hindus of Mistri Para in boats to Nikli Thana (Nikli police station).<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" />

After reaching the police station, four of them were kept inside lockup for being too young. The rest were tied behind their backs and tortured till evening, after which they were taken to the cremation grounds near Showaijoni river in Nikli. The captives were made to stand in line and gunned down with machine gunfire. On being confirmed dead, the razakars carried the dead bodies with fishhooks to the Dhulachar Haor in Nikli, and then dumped them in the water. The next morning they released the four boys who were held in lockup.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" />

After the killings, the widowed women of Mistri Para were raped by the Pakistani soldiers and Razakars.<ref name=":3" /><ref name=":0" /><ref name=":1" /><ref name=":4" />

== Aftermath ==
In 2015, a commemoration ceremony was organized for the first time on 21 September for the martyrs.<ref name=":2" /> A small memorial has been made for the martyrs by the locals, which is decorated on September 21 every year.<ref name=":4" /><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=নিকলী শ্মশানঘাট গণহত্যা দিবস আজ|url=http://www.ittefaq.com.bd/print-edition/country/2016/09/21/144694.html|url-status=live|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-12-04|website=[[The Daily Ittefaq]]|language=bn}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=নিকলী গণহত্যা দিবস আজ {{!}} Jugantor|url=http://www.jugantor.com/old/today-print-edition/bangla-face/2013/09/06/26294|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201204151119/https://www.jugantor.com/old/bangla-face/2013/09/06/26294|archive-date=2020-12-04|access-date=2020-12-04|website=[[Jugantor]]|language=bn}}</ref> The government has neither given recognition nor financial support to the families of the victims.<ref name=":3" />

== References ==
<references />

{{1971 Bangladesh genocide|state=expanded}}

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

Nikli massacre - Revision history

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