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| Location | Santahar, Bogra, East Pakistan |
| Date | March 27 - April 17, 1971 |
| Target | Biharis, non-Bengalis[1] |
Attack type | Ethnic cleansing |
| Weapons | Ram-daos |
| Deaths | 1,000+ killed |
| Perpetrators | Mukti Bahini |
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| Violence against Muhajirs |
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Santahar massacre (Bengali: সান্তাহার গণহত্যা, Urdu: سانتہار کا قتل عام) was a massacre of thousands of men, women and children in the railway town of Santahar located in Naogaon District of East Pakistan.[2][3]
- ^ Kamrani, Farrukh (December 16, 2017). "Tales of survivors: 1971 war, the ordeal of the non-Bengalis | The only group whose killing could qualify the definition of genocide were non-Bengali residents of East Pakistan". The Express Tribune. Retrieved November 26, 2024.
- ^ AFP (23 November 2011). "Bangladesh war trial sparks rival calls for justice". Dawn. Retrieved 26 April 2023.
- ^ "Controversial book accuses Bengalis of 1971 war crimes". BBC News. 16 June 2011. Retrieved 26 April 2023.