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List of massacres in Bangladesh

List of massacres in Bangladesh

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The following is a list of massacres that have occurred in Bangladesh (numbers may be approximate):

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Perpetrators & impact

See also: Persecution of Buddhists in Bangladesh, Persecution of Hindus in Bangladesh, Malaun, Persecution of Christians in Bangladesh, Bangladesh Genocide, and Persecution of non-muslims in Bangladesh

Percentage of Muslims is continuously rising, while all non-muslim minorities have been continuously decreasing rapidly in Bangladesh due to various reasons including persecution, genocide, ethnic cleansing and rapes. During the Bangladesh genocide in Bangladesh Liberation War, the Pakistani Military[4] and several militia organizations created by the Pakistani military violated Geneva Conventions of War by partipcating in numerous massacres of civilians,[5][6][7][8] committed genocide of between 300,000 to 3 million civilians,[4][9] operated concentration camps,[10] and used rape as weapon of war[11][12] against Bengali Muslims, Hindus and Buddhists minorities. Active collaborators of Pakistan Military in perpetratuation of genocide and ethnic cleansing in Bangladesh include the Al Badr,[13][14] Al Sham,[15] East Pakistan Central Peace Committee,[16] Razakars,[17] Muslim League,[18] Jamaat-e-Islami,[18] and the Urdu-speaking Biharis.[18]

The impact is drastic. Since 1951, Hindu population decreased by 15.1% in 71 years, and during the same period Muslim population increased by exactly by the same 15.1% (76% to 91.1%). Percentage of Hindus declined more than two third (over 67% drop) in 71 years, i.e. from 22% of total population of Bangladesh in 1951 to 13.5% in 1974 (8.5% decrease in 20 years),[19] and then drop again to 6.9% in 2022 (further 1.6% decrease).[20]

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References

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