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27th March 1971: When it became apparent that the Bengali Hindus were the targets of genocide
by Sumit Roy | Bengal Renaissance | published: 22 March 2022
Excerpt: On the evening of 25th March 1971, the Pakistan Army launched Operation Searchlight to subdue Awami League’s Non-cooperation Movement that sought autonomy for East Pakistan. The stated plan was to arrest the movement’s leaders including teachers, students & cultural activists, disarm the East Pakistan Rifles & police and capture all communications including radio, television, telephony etc. The specific operations were delegated to the various battalions and companies of the Pakistan Army, including the ones flown over from West Pakistan in the last two weeks.
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27th March 1971: When it Became Apparent that the Bengali Hindus were the Target of Genocide 27th March 1971: When it became apparent that the Bengali Hindus were the targets of genocide Sumit Roy On the evening of 25th March 1971, the Pakistan Army launched Operation Searchlight to

From Ekushey to Muktijuddho: The Myth of Bengali Nationalism
By Swarnabha Mitra -February 21, 2022
Excerpt: In 1964, the entire East Pakistan was rocked by violence against the minority Bengali Hindu community. Anti Bengal Hindu riot broke out across the region because a preserved piece of hair of Prophet Muhammad was allegedly stolen from Hazratbal Mosque in faraway Kashmir, in India! Khulna’s Bengali Hindu residents were the worst affected in the pogrom, following which a huge influx of fresh migration into India started. No sane person could figure out what exactly went wrong with Bengali speaking Muslims which made them attack their Hindu counterpart.
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