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Bangladesh Liberation War: Over 200 of East Pakistan's intellectuals are executed by the Pakistan Army and their local allies. (The date is commemorated in Bangladesh as Martyred Intellectuals Day.)
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Bangladesh Liberation War
1971 Bangladesh–Pakistan armed conflict
The Bangladesh Liberation War, also known as the Bangladesh War of Independence, was an armed conflict sparked by the rise of the Bengali nationalist and self-determination movement in East Pakistan, which resulted in the independence of Bangladesh. The war began when the…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
East Pakistan
Former provincial wing of Pakistan (1956–1971)
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1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals
War crime by the Pakistan Army during the Bangladesh War of Independence in 1971
In 1971, the Pakistan Army and their local collaborators, most notably the extreme right-wing militia group Al-Badr, engaged in the genocide of Bengali intellectuals during the Bangladesh War of 1971. Bengali intellectuals were abducted, tortured and killed during the entire…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)
Martyred Intellectuals Day
Commoration observed on 14 December in Bangladesh
Martyred Intellectuals Day is observed on 14 December in Bangladesh to commemorate the large number of Bangladeshi intellectuals killed by Al-Badr the collaborators of Pakistani forces during the Bangladesh Liberation War, particularly on 25 March and 14 December 1971. The…Source: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA)