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{{short description|1971 mass killing of civilians by the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War}} | {{short description|1971 mass killing of civilians by the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh Liberation War}} | ||
{{Infobox civilian attack | |||
| title = Jinjira massacre | |||
| map = {{Location map|Bangladesh|lat=23.70|long=90.39|caption=}} | |||
| map_caption = | |||
| location = Jinjira, [[Dhaka]], [[East Pakistan]] | |||
| date = April 2, 1971 | |||
| partof = [[Bangladesh genocide]] | |||
| target = Mostly [[Bengali Hindus]] | |||
| type = [[massacre]], [[ethnic cleansing]] | |||
| victims = Estimated to about 3,000 | |||
| perpetrators = [[Pakistani Army]] | |||
*[[Razakars]] | |||
}} | |||
The '''Jinjira massacre''' ({{langx|bn|জিঞ্জিরা গণহত্যা|translit=Jiñjirā gaṇahatyā}}) was a planned killing of civilians by the [[Pakistan army]] during the [[Bangladesh liberation war]] of 1971. | |||
The killing took place at the unions Jinjira, Kalindi and Shubhadya of [[Keraniganj Upazila]] across the [[Buriganga River]] from [[Dhaka]].<ref name="Goon" /> | |||
{{Campaignbox Bangladesh Liberation War}} | {{Campaignbox Bangladesh Liberation War}} | ||
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==Massacre== | ==Massacre== | ||
The army started to amass forces around Keraniganj from midnight of | The army started to amass forces around Keraniganj from midnight of 2 April.<ref name=Dolil>{{cite book |script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ : দলিলপত্র |title=Bāṃlādeśera svādhīnatā yuddha : dalilapatra |trans-title=History of Bangladesh War of Independence: Documents |volume=8 |year=2003 |orig-year=First published 1984 |publisher=Ministry of Information |oclc=295000537 |pages=376–378}}</ref> They took control of the Mitford Hospital by the river. At around 5 am, they commenced the attack by throwing flares from the roof of the mosque adjacent to the hospital.<ref name="Goon">''Atmokotha 1971'' (My story 1971) by [[Nirmalendu Gun]], Bangla Prokash, 2008 (page 147)</ref> The army moved into Jinjira and opened fire on people. The [[massacre]] continued for hours. One incident took place beside a pond near Nandail Dak Street, where 60 people were killed. Women were raped. The soldiers also burned down houses and left no house undamaged.<ref name=Dolil /> More than a thousand people died in this massacre.<ref>The Daily Bangla, 13 November 1972</ref> | ||
==Cover-up in the Pakistani media== | ==Cover-up in the Pakistani media== | ||
In the night of 2 April [[Pakistan Television]] broadcast news about strong military action against separatist miscreants taking shelter at Jinjira of Keraniganj on the other side of Buriganga.<ref name=Goon /> On 3 April The Morning News came up with the headline | In the night of 2 April [[Pakistan Television]] broadcast news about strong military action against separatist miscreants taking shelter at Jinjira of Keraniganj on the other side of Buriganga.<ref name=Goon /> On 3 April The Morning News came up with the headline "Actions taken against miscreants at Jinjira".<ref>''Ekatturer Dinguli'' (Days of 71) by [[Jahanara Imam]], Shandhani publications, 2005 (page 56)</ref> | ||
==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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{{coord missing|Pakistan}} | {{coord missing|Pakistan}} | ||
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[[Category:Massacres committed by Pakistan in East Pakistan]] | [[Category:Massacres committed by Pakistan in East Pakistan]] | ||
[[Category:Building and structure arson attacks in Bangladesh]] | |||
[[Category:Arson in 1971]] | |||
[[Category:1970s fires in Asia]] | |||
[[Category:Attacks on mosques in Bangladesh]] | |||
[[Category:1970s in Islam]] | |||
[[Category:Attacks on buildings and structures in 1971]] | |||
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[[Category:Massacres of Bengali Hindus in East Pakistan]] | |||
[[Category:Arson in Dhaka]] | |||
[[Category:Dhaka in the Bangladesh Liberation War]] | |||
[[Category:Murder in Dhaka]] | |||
[[Category:20th-century attacks on mosques]] | |||
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Latest revision as of 21:25, 11 January 2026
| Jinjira massacre | |
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| Part of Bangladesh genocide | |
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| Location | Jinjira, Dhaka, East Pakistan |
| Date | April 2, 1971 |
| Target | Mostly Bengali Hindus |
Attack type | massacre, ethnic cleansing |
| Victims | Estimated to about 3,000 |
| Perpetrators | Pakistani Army |
The Jinjira massacre (Script error: The function "langx" does not exist.) was a planned killing of civilians by the Pakistan army during the Bangladesh liberation war of 1971.
The killing took place at the unions Jinjira, Kalindi and Shubhadya of Keraniganj Upazila across the Buriganga River from Dhaka.[1]
Background[edit | edit source]
The 1971 Bangladesh atrocities began as the Pakistan army launched Operation Searchlight on 25 March 1971 to suppress the Bengali uprising in then East Pakistan. As a reaction, people from Dhaka flocked to Keraniganj on the other side of the river. The union Jinjira and nearby areas were inhabited by a large number of Hindu families.[1] The elements of Pakistan army, now in control of Dhaka city after the crackdown of 25 March marked Jinjira and surrounding area as a target for military operation.
Massacre[edit | edit source]
The army started to amass forces around Keraniganj from midnight of 2 April.[2] They took control of the Mitford Hospital by the river. At around 5 am, they commenced the attack by throwing flares from the roof of the mosque adjacent to the hospital.[1] The army moved into Jinjira and opened fire on people. The massacre continued for hours. One incident took place beside a pond near Nandail Dak Street, where 60 people were killed. Women were raped. The soldiers also burned down houses and left no house undamaged.[2] More than a thousand people died in this massacre.[3]
Cover-up in the Pakistani media[edit | edit source]
In the night of 2 April Pakistan Television broadcast news about strong military action against separatist miscreants taking shelter at Jinjira of Keraniganj on the other side of Buriganga.[1] On 3 April The Morning News came up with the headline "Actions taken against miscreants at Jinjira".[4]
See also[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Atmokotha 1971 (My story 1971) by Nirmalendu Gun, Bangla Prokash, 2008 (page 147)
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Bāṃlādeśera svādhīnatā yuddha : dalilapatra বাংলাদেশের স্বাধীনতা যুদ্ধ : দলিলপত্র [History of Bangladesh War of Independence: Documents]. Vol. 8. Ministry of Information. 2003 [First published 1984]. pp. 376–378. OCLC 295000537.
- ↑ The Daily Bangla, 13 November 1972
- ↑ Ekatturer Dinguli (Days of 71) by Jahanara Imam, Shandhani publications, 2005 (page 56)
