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{{Infobox civilian attack
| title = Shakharikathi massacre <br/>শাঁখারীকাঠি হত্যাকান্ড
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| map = {{Location map|Bangladesh|lat=22.65|long=89.88|caption=<small>Location of the massacre in Bangladesh</small>}}
| map_caption =
| location = Shankharikathi, [[Khulna District]], [[East Pakistan]]
| target = [[Bengali Hindus]]
| coordinates =
| date = 4 November 1971
| time =
| timezone = UTC+6:00
| type = [[Massacre]]
| fatalities = 42
| injuries =
| perps = [[Razakars (Bangladesh)|Razakars]]
| weapons = Rifles
| numparts =
}}

'''Shankharikathi massacre''' ({{lang-bn|শাঁখারীকাঠি হত্যাকান্ড}}) refers to the killings of unarmed Hindu men by the [[Razakars (Bangladesh)|Razakars]] in Shankharikathi market, Alukdia village of greater Khulna district in [[Bangladesh]] on 4 November 1971. 42 Hindus were killed in the massacre.<ref name="ittefaq11012013">{{cite news|url=http://www.ittefaq.com.bd/index.php?ref=MjBfMDFfMTFfMTNfMV8xMl8xXzEwNDg0|script-title=bn:যুদ্ধাপরাধীদের বিচার দেখার অপেক্ষায় নিহতদের স্বজনরা শাঁখারীকাঠি গণহত্যা|date=11 January 2013|work=Daily Ittefaq|language=bn|access-date=9 November 2022}}</ref>
{{Violence against Hindus in East Pakistan and Bangladesh}}

== Background ==
Shankharikathi market is located in Alukdia village, which now falls under [[Kachua Upazila, Bagerhat|Kachua Upazila]] in [[Bagerhat District]] of [[Khulna Division]]. In 1971 it was within the Bagerhat sub-division of erstwhile greater Khulna district. During the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]], [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami|Jamaat-e-Islami]] leader [[AKM Yusuf]] Ali formed the [[Razakars (Bangladesh)|Razakar]] force at Khan Jahan Ali Road in [[Khulna]] with 96 Jamaat members. The Razakars had set up camp all over erstwhile greater Khulna, including the Daibagyahati camp in present-day Bagerhat District. In the middle of July a group of Razakars [[forced conversion|forcibly converted]] around 200 Hindus to Islam at the Shankharikathi market.<ref name="jugantor02082013">{{cite news|url=http://www.jugantor.com/first-page/2013/08/02/17693|script-title=bn:জামায়াত নেতা ইউসুফের বিরুদ্ধে ১৩ অভিযোগে চার্জ গঠন|date=2 August 2013|work=Jugantor|language=bn|access-date=8 November 2013|location=Dhaka}}</ref> The Hindus were given Islamic names and forced to consume beef, an act considered a sacrilege for Hindus.<ref name="jugantor02082013"/>

== Killings ==
On 3 November, the [[Mukti Bahini]] had attacked a Razakar camp in Daibagyahati, now in [[Morrelganj Upazila]] of Bagerhat District. During the attack, the Razakars captured Mahadev Saha, who happened to be from Alukdia village.<ref name="ittefaq11012013"/> On the afternoon of 4 November, a contingent of armed Razakar from the Daibagyahati Razakar camp, led by Commander Mujibur Rahman Mollah, arrived in Alukdia village with Mahadev Saha in captivity.<ref name="ittefaq11012013"/> They encircled the Shankharikathi market from three sides and rounded up around 90 Hindu males of various ages. The captive Hindus were tied up in pairs and made to stand in a line. With the blow of a whistle, they were shot by the Razakars.<ref name="ittefaq11012013"/> 42 Hindus died while the rest survived with injuries. The Razakars looted some of the adjacent Hindu villages and set them on fire.<ref name="ittefaq11012013"/>

On the evening of 6 November, the local villagers rescued the wounded from the Shankharikathi market. Later the Razakars forced the villagers to take the corpses of the deceased to the banks of [[Bishkhali River]], where they were buried.<ref name="ittefaq11012013"/>

== Commemoration ==
On 4 November 2010, the victims of the massacre were officially commemorated for the first time through a ceremony.<ref name="bdn05112010">{{cite news|url=http://ns.bdnews24.com/bangla/details.php?id=140804&cid=2|script-title=bn:শাঁখারীকাঠি গণহত্যা দিবস পালিত|date=5 November 2010|work=bdnews24.com|language=bn|access-date=8 September 2022}}</ref> Later a plaque with the names of the victims on it were erected at the site of the killings.

== Investigations ==
On 9 January 2013, a nine-member team of the [[International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh)]] visited Shankharikathi to investigate the war crimes committed by A. K. M. Yusuf. The massacre in Shankharikathi was committed by a unit of the Razakar forced founded by Yusuf. According to investigating officer Mohammad Helal Uddin, Sirajul Islam Master was the platoon commander of the Razakar unit.<ref name="pa29052013">{{cite news|url=http://www.prothom-alo.com/bangladesh/article/5602/%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%A3%E0%A6%B9%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%9C%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%B0_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A5%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%95_%E0%A6%AA%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A3|script-title=bn:গণহত্যায় সিরাজের সংশ্লিষ্টতার প্রাথমিক প্রমাণ মিলেছে|date=29 May 2013|work=Prothom Alo|language=bn|access-date=9 November 2013|location=Dhaka}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[Chuknagar massacre]]
* [[Dakra massacre]]

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

{{1971 Bangladesh genocide|state=expanded}}

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[[Category:1971 in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Massacres of Bengali Hindus in East Pakistan]]
[[Category:Massacres in 1971]]
[[Category:1971 in Pakistan]]
[[Category:1971 Bangladesh genocide]]
[[Category:Massacres committed by Pakistan in East Pakistan]]
[[Category:Massacres of men]]
[[Category:November 1971 events in Asia]]
[[Category:Violence against men in Asia]]

Shankharikathi massacre - Revision history

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