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{{Infobox civilian attack | {{Infobox civilian attack | ||
| title | | title = Ramna massacre <br />রমনা গণহত্যা | ||
| image | | partof = [[Bangladesh genocide]] | ||
| alt | | image = | ||
| caption | | alt = | ||
| map | | caption = Ramna Kali temple | ||
| map_caption = | | map = {{Location map|Bangladesh|lat=23.73|long=90.40|caption=}} | ||
| location | | map_caption = | ||
| target | | location = Ramna, Dhaka, Bangladesh | ||
| coordinates = | | target = [[Bengali Hindus]] | ||
| date | | coordinates = | ||
| time | | date = 27 March 1971 | ||
| timezone | | time = | ||
| type | | timezone = | ||
| fatalities | | type = [[Mass murder]], [[massacre]] | ||
| injuries | | fatalities = c. 250 | ||
| perps | | injuries = | ||
| perps = [[Pakistani Army]] | |||
}} | }} | ||
The '''Ramna massacre''' ({{langx|bn|রমনা গণহত্যা}}) was the slaughter of [[Bengali Hindus]] who lived in the area around the [[Ramna Kali Mandir|Ramna Kali Temple]] in [[East Pakistan]] by the Pakistani army on the night of 27 March 1971.<ref name="thakur">{{cite journal |last1=Thakur |first1=Rajen |date=21 September 2009 |title=Bangladesh: The Demolition Of Ramana Kali Temple In March 1971 |journal=Asian Tribune |volume=11 |issue=289 |publisher=World Institute for Asian Studies |url=http://www.asiantribune.com/news/2009/09/20/bangladesh-demolition-ramana-kali-temple-march-1971 |access-date=5 February 2012}}</ref><ref name="trivedi">{{cite journal |last1=Trivedi |first1=Rabindranath |date=28 May 2007 |title=April 1971: 'Recalling Massacres of Those Days in Faridpur' |journal=Asian Tribune |volume=11 |issue=288 |publisher=World Institute for Asian Studies |url=http://www.asiantribune.com/index.php?q=node/5902 |access-date=4 February 2012 |archive-date=4 February 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150204184446/http://www.asiantribune.com/index.php?q=node%2F5902 |url-status=live}}</ref> It is estimated that around 250 Hindus were killed in the massacre. | |||
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== Background == | == Background == | ||
The village around the Ramna Kali temple was an ancient Hindu settlement at the centre of the Dhaka Race Course. It was inhabited by around 250 Hindu men, women and children.<ref>{{cite book|script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধের দলিলপত্র|trans-title=Bangladesh War of Independence Documents|url=http://www.molwa.gov.bd/war_doc_firstpage.php|access-date=5 May 2013|volume=13|date=November 1982|publisher=Hakkani Publishers|location=Dhaka|language=bn|isbn=9844330912|page=292}}</ref> | The village around the [[Ramna Kali Mandir|Ramna Kali temple]] was an ancient Hindu settlement at the centre of the Dhaka Race Course. It was inhabited by around 250 Hindu men, women and children.<ref>{{cite book |script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধের দলিলপত্র |trans-title=Bangladesh War of Independence Documents |url=http://www.molwa.gov.bd/war_doc_firstpage.php |access-date=5 May 2013 |volume=13 |date=November 1982 |publisher=Hakkani Publishers |location=Dhaka |language=bn |isbn=9844330912 |page=292 |archive-date=1 May 2013 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130501150436/http://molwa.gov.bd/war_doc_firstpage.php |url-status=live}}</ref> | ||
John E. Rohde of USAID, who visited the place on 29 March, witnessed charred corpses of men, women and children who had been killed by machine guns and then set on fire.<ref name="trivedi"/> The Pakistani army doused the temple with petrol and gunpowder and set it on fire, along with around 50 cows. 101 Hindus including the priest of the Ramna Kali temple were killed.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:মুক্তিযুদ্ধে হিন্দুদের সবচেয়ে বেশি ক্ষতি হয়েছে: তারানা হালিম |newspaper=Bangladesh News 24x7.com |url=http://www.bangladeshnews24x7.com/?p=44150 |language=bn |access-date=12 May 2012}}</ref> | |||
== Memorial == | == Memorial == | ||
[[File:Martyrs Cenotaph - Ramna Kali Mandir and Anandamayee Ashram - Ramna Park - Dhaka 2015-05-31 2125.JPG|thumb|150px|left|Memorial of the victims]] | [[File:Martyrs Cenotaph - Ramna Kali Mandir and Anandamayee Ashram - Ramna Park - Dhaka 2015-05-31 2125.JPG|thumb|150px|left|Memorial of the victims]] | ||
A memorial in front of the makeshift temple lists the names of 69 persons killed in the massacre.<ref>{{cite news|url=http://banglanews24.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=1760eae4c35351def062fc4d47920e0d&nttl=05032013179034|script-title=bn:রমনা কালী মন্দিরের নিরাপত্তা দেওয়ার আবেদন|date=5 March 2013|work=banglanews24.com|language=bn|access-date=13 May | A memorial in front of the makeshift temple lists the names of 69 persons killed in the massacre.<ref>{{cite news |url=http://banglanews24.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=1760eae4c35351def062fc4d47920e0d&nttl=05032013179034 |script-title=bn:রমনা কালী মন্দিরের নিরাপত্তা দেওয়ার আবেদন |date=5 March 2013 |work=banglanews24.com |language=bn |access-date=13 May 2013 |archive-date=16 June 2013 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616105704/http://banglanews24.com/detailsnews.php?nssl=1760eae4c35351def062fc4d47920e0d&nttl=05032013179034 |url-status=dead}}</ref> On 27 March 2011, a memorial service was held in the compound of the Ramna Kali temple in honour of the victims of the Ramna massacre.<ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:চিহ্নিত যুদ্ধাপরাধীদের বিচার চলতি বছরের মধ্যে সম্পন্ন করা হবে ॥ আইন প্রতিমন্ত্রী |url=http://www.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=27&dd=2011-03-28&ni=53928 |newspaper=Janakantha |date=28 March 2011 |language=bn |access-date=4 February 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130616105718/http://www.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=27&dd=2011-03-28&ni=53928 |archive-date=2013-06-16}}</ref> | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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{{1971 Bangladesh genocide|state=expanded}} | {{1971 Bangladesh genocide|state=expanded}} | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Building and structure arson attacks in Bangladesh]] | ||
[[Category:Massacres of Bengali Hindus in East Pakistan]] | [[Category:Massacres of Bengali Hindus in East Pakistan]] | ||
[[Category: | [[Category:Bangladesh genocide]] | ||
[[Category:Massacres committed by Pakistan in East Pakistan]] | [[Category:Massacres committed by Pakistan in East Pakistan]] | ||
[[Category:March 1971 | [[Category:March 1971 in Bangladesh]] | ||
[[Category:Arson in 1971]] | |||
[[Category:1970s fires in Asia]] | |||
[[Category:Attacks on Hindu temples in Bangladesh]] | |||
[[Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 1971]] | |||
[[Category:Hindu temple massacres]] | |||
[[Category:Building and structure fires in Dhaka]] | |||
[[Category:Dhaka in the Bangladesh Liberation War]] | |||
[[Category:Murder in Dhaka]] | |||
[[Category:Arson in Dhaka]] | |||
Latest revision as of 08:15, 14 February 2026
| Ramna massacre রমনা গণহত্যা | |
|---|---|
| Part of Bangladesh genocide | |
  | |
| Location | Ramna, Dhaka, Bangladesh |
| Date | 27 March 1971 |
| Target | Bengali Hindus |
Attack type | Mass murder, massacre |
| Deaths | c. 250 |
| Perpetrators | Pakistani Army |
The Ramna massacre (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) was the slaughter of Bengali Hindus who lived in the area around the Ramna Kali Temple in East Pakistan by the Pakistani army on the night of 27 March 1971.[1][2] It is estimated that around 250 Hindus were killed in the massacre.
Background[edit | edit source]
The village around the Ramna Kali temple was an ancient Hindu settlement at the centre of the Dhaka Race Course. It was inhabited by around 250 Hindu men, women and children.[3]
John E. Rohde of USAID, who visited the place on 29 March, witnessed charred corpses of men, women and children who had been killed by machine guns and then set on fire.[2] The Pakistani army doused the temple with petrol and gunpowder and set it on fire, along with around 50 cows. 101 Hindus including the priest of the Ramna Kali temple were killed.[4]
Memorial[edit | edit source]
A memorial in front of the makeshift temple lists the names of 69 persons killed in the massacre.[5] On 27 March 2011, a memorial service was held in the compound of the Ramna Kali temple in honour of the victims of the Ramna massacre.[6]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Thakur, Rajen (21 September 2009). "Bangladesh: The Demolition Of Ramana Kali Temple In March 1971". Asian Tribune. 11 (289). World Institute for Asian Studies. Retrieved 5 February 2012.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Trivedi, Rabindranath (28 May 2007). "April 1971: 'Recalling Massacres of Those Days in Faridpur'". Asian Tribune. 11 (288). World Institute for Asian Studies. Archived from the original on 4 February 2015. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
- ↑ বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধের দলিলপত্র [Bangladesh War of Independence Documents] (in Bengali). Vol. 13. Dhaka: Hakkani Publishers. November 1982. p. 292. ISBN 9844330912. Archived from the original on 1 May 2013. Retrieved 5 May 2013.
- ↑ মুক্তিযুদ্ধে হিন্দুদের সবচেয়ে বেশি ক্ষতি হয়েছে: তারানা হালিম. Bangladesh News 24x7.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 12 May 2012.
- ↑ রমনা কালী মন্দিরের নিরাপত্তা দেওয়ার আবেদন. banglanews24.com (in Bengali). 5 March 2013. Retrieved 13 May 2013.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link) - ↑ চিহ্নিত যুদ্ধাপরাধীদের বিচার চলতি বছরের মধ্যে সম্পন্ন করা হবে ॥ আইন প্রতিমন্ত্রী. Janakantha (in Bengali). 28 March 2011. Retrieved 4 February 2012.
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