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Bangladesh Mukti Bahini massacre 34 indigenous Buddhists and Hindus in PanchariDuring the 1971 war for the independence of Bangladesh, thousands of indigenous people fought for independence against the Pakistan army in the hope that their condition would improve in independent Bangladesh. On 5 December 1971, when the Pakistan army withdrew from Panchari, the Mukti Bahini (Freedom Fighters of Bangladesh) entered Panchari from Tripura state of India. The Mukti Bahini killed 18 indigenous men in Panchari who came out to receive them, plundered the area. The Mukti Bahini killed another 16 indigenous men in Dighinala on the same day. Sources:PCJSS(Parbatya Chattagram Jana Samhati Samiti)comments powered by Disqus |