1950 East Pakistan riots

1950 East Pakistan riots
Syama Prasad Mukherjee talking to Bengali Hindu refugees at a refugee camp in Dhubulia, West Bengal
LocationEast Pakistan
DateFebruary–March 1950
TargetBengali Hindus, Santhals
Attack type
Massacre, forced conversion, plunder, arson, abduction, rape
PerpetratorsPolice, Ansars, Army, East Pakistan Rifles

The 1950 East Pakistan riots (Bengali: পঞ্চাশের পূর্ব পাকিস্তান দাঙ্গা, Urdu: پچاس کی دہائی کے مشرقی پاکستان کے فسادات) took place between Hindus and Muslims in East Pakistan, resulting in thousands of Hindus being killed in pogroms.

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