Kaliganj massacre [SEP] point in time
Kaliganj massacre
Kaliganj massacre () refers to the massacre of unarmed Bengali Hindus fleeing to India in Kaliganj market, in the present day Jaldhaka Upazila of Nilphamari District on 27 April 1971. An estimated 400 Bengali Hindus were killed by the Pakistan Army. It is alleged that this massacre was masterminded by Muslim League leader and central minister Kazi Abdul Kader.
Background.
In 1971, Kaliganj market fell under Jaldhaka police station of Nilphamari sub-division of the erstwhile greater Rangpur district. Now, known as the Bangabandhu market
Kaliganj
Kaliganj may refer to:
Localities in Bangladesh.
- Kaliganj Upazila, Gazipur
- Kaliganj Upazila, Jhenaidah
- Kaliganj Upazila, Satkhira
- Kaliganj Upazila, Lalmonirhat
Localities in India.
- Kaliganj, Nadia, village in Nadia district, West Bengal
- Kaliganj (community development block), administrative division in Nadia district, West Bengal
- Kaliganj (Vidhan Sabha constituency), constituency in West Bengal
Other uses.
- Kaliganj massacre