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1971 Dhaka University massacre refers to the massacre of students and faculty at the University of Dhaka in East Pakistan (present Bangladesh) by the Pakistan Army, at the beginning of what would become the Bangladesh Liberation War.
On 14 December 1971, over 200 Bengali intellectuals including professors, journalists, doctors, artists, engineers, and writers were abducted from their homes in Dhaka by the Al-Badr militia and the Pakistan Army.
The first night of war on Bengalis, which is documented in telegrams from the American Consulate in Dhaka to the United States State Department, saw indiscriminate killings of students of Dhaka University and other civilians.
Dec 16, 2011 · In the first of many notorious war crimes, soldiers attacked Dhaka University, lining up and executing students and professors.
Dec 14, 2019 · On the night of March 25 in 1971, the Pakistan Armed Forces unleashed their “Operation Searchlight' on the Dhaka University campus, EPR headquarters in Pilkhana and Rajarbag police headquarters simultaneously with full force.
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Armed with heavy weapons such as tanks, automatic rifles, rocket launchers, heavy mortars, and light machine guns, they encircled Dhaka University from the east (unit 41), from the south (unit 88) and from the north (unit 26).
