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<p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Infobox civilian attack<br />
| title = Pomara massacre <br/>পোমরা হত্যাকান্ড<br />
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| map = {{Location map|Bangladesh|lat=22.47|long=92.01|caption=}}<br />
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| location = Pomara, [[Chittagong District]], [[East Pakistan]]<br />
| target = [[Bengali Hindus]]<br />
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| date = 14 September 1971<br />
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| timezone = UTC+6:00<br />
| type = [[Massacre]]<br />
| fatalities = 13<br />
| injuries = Hundreds<br />
| perps = [[Pakistani Army]]<br />
| weapons = Buried alive<br />
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'''Pomara massacre''' refers to the killing of unarmed [[Bengali Hindus]] of Pomara Union in [[Chittagong District]] of [[Bangladesh]] on 14 September 1971.<ref name="pa12122013">{{cite news|url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/article/96733/%E0%A7%A7%E0%A7%A9-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%80%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A4-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B8-%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE|script-title=bn:১৩ জনকে জীবন্ত কবর দিয়ে উল্লাস করে হানাদারেরা|date=12 December 2013|work=Prothom Alo|language=bn|access-date=8 August 2014|location=Dhaka}}</ref><ref name="dj12122011">{{cite news|url=http://www.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=14&dd=2011-12-12&ni=79808|script-title=bn:রাঙ্গুনিয়ার পোমরা ও আতাইকুলা গণকবর এখনও অরক্ষিত|date=12 December 2011|work=Janakantha|language=bn|access-date=8 August 2014|location=Dhaka}}</ref><ref name="samakal12122010">{{cite news|url=http://www.samakal.net/print_edition/details.php?news=43&view=archiev&y=2010&m=12&d=12&action=main&menu_type=&option=single&news_id=115340&pub_no=540&type=|script-title=bn:পোমরার গণকবরে বরবটি চাষ হয়|date=12 December 2010|work=Samakal|language=bn|access-date=8 August 2014|location=Dhaka|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160304031954/http://www.samakal.net/print_edition/details.php?news=43&view=archiev&y=2010&m=12&d=12&action=main&menu_type=&option=single&news_id=115340&pub_no=540&type=|archive-date=4 March 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref> The Pakistan army buried alive 13 Bengali Hindus in the Pomra reserved forest.<ref name="pa12122013"/><br />
{{Violence against Hindus in East Pakistan and Bangladesh}}<br />
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== Background ==<br />
The Pomara Union falls under the [[Rangunia Upazila]] of [[Chittagong District]]. The mass killing site is about 50 metres from the Gochra Chaumohani railway station and 25&nbsp;km from [[Chittagong]].<ref name="dj12122011"/> It is situated behind the Pomara High School just beside the Pomara reserved forest.<ref name="samakal12122010"/><br />
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== Killings ==<br />
On 14 September a 50-60 strong contingent of the Pakistan army attacked Madhuram Talukdarpara, and launched a barbarous assault on the men, women, children and the elderly.<ref name="pa12122013"/> Eighteen villagers were tied with ropes and then beaten and dragged to the army camp near the Pomra reserved forest.<ref name="dj12122011"/> Hundreds of villagers accompanied them to the camp to secure their release from the army officers. The eldest five of the captives were released in half dead condition. The rest were made to dig a grave where they were buried alive.<ref name="pa12122013"/><br />
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== Aftermath ==<br />
A few days later some locals attempted to exhume the corpses, but gave up due to heavy stench. Soon the mass grave became covered with shrubs and the area became a grazing ground for the cattle. At present seasonal vegetables are cultivated at the mass killing site.<ref name="samakal12122010"/><br />
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== References ==<br />
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{{1971 Bangladesh genocide|state=expanded}}<br />
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[[Category:1971 Bangladesh genocide]]<br />
[[Category:Massacres of Bengali Hindus in East Pakistan]]<br />
[[Category:1971 in Bangladesh]]<br />
[[Category:Massacres in 1971]]<br />
[[Category:Massacres committed by Pakistan in East Pakistan]]<br />
[[Category:September 1971 events in Asia]]</div>Bot