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{{Short description|1971 killing of Bengali Hindus by Pakistani forces in Thakurgaon District, East Pakistan}}
{{Infobox civilian attack
| title = Jathibhanga massacre<br/>জাঠিভাঙ্গা গণহত্যা
| image =
| alt =
| caption =
| map = {{Location map|Bangladesh|lat=26.07|long=88.61|caption=}}
| map_caption =
| location = Jathibhanga, [[Thakurgaon District|Thakurgaon]], [[Bangladesh]] (then [[East Pakistan]])
| target = [[Bengali Hindus]]
| coordinates =
| date = 23 April 1971
| time =
| timezone = UTC+6:00
| type = [[Burst fire]], [[mass murder]], [[massacre]]
| fatalities = 3,000-3,500
| injuries =
| perps = [[Pakistani Army]], [[Razakars (Pakistan)|Razakars]]
| weapons = Machine Guns
| numparts =
}}

The '''Jathibhanga massacre''' ({{lang-bn|জাঠিভাঙ্গা গণহত্যা}}) was a massacre of the [[Bengalis|Bengali]] & [[Rajbongshi people|Rajbanshi]] population in Jathibhanga, [[Thakurgaon District]], [[East Pakistan]] (now [[Bangladesh]]) on 23 April 1971. It was perpetrated by the [[Pakistani Army]] in collaboration with the [[Razakars (Pakistan)|Razakars]] as part of the [[1971 Bangladesh genocide]].<ref name="dailystar1">{{cite news |title=Aid for war widows, finally |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=200140 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=August 25, 2011 |access-date=January 29, 2022}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |url = http://www.thedailystar.net/jhathibhanga-massacre-day-observed-in-thakurgaon-21312|title = Jhathibhanga massacre day observed in Thakurgaon|work = The Daily Star|access-date = March 8, 2022}}</ref> The collaborators included members from [[Bangladesh Jamaat-e-Islami|Jamaat-e-Islami]], [[Convention Muslim League|Muslim League]] and [[Pakistan Democratic Party]].<ref name="shakeel">{{cite news|script-title=bn:ঠাকুরগাওয়ের জাঠিভাঙ্গা গণহত্যা দিবস উদ্‌যাপন |first=Mohammad Shakeel |last=Ahammed |url=http://www.bdreport24.com/archives/19653 |language=bn |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130118000209/http://www.bdreport24.com/archives/19653 |url-status=dead |archive-date=January 18, 2013 |newspaper=bdreport24.com |date=April 23, 2011 |access-date=January 20, 2012 }}</ref><ref name="karatoa">{{cite news |script-title=bn:ঠাকুরগাঁওয়ের জাঠিভাঙ্গা গণহত্যা দিবস পালিত |url=http://www.karatoa.com.bd/details.php?pub_no=546&menu_id=15&val=63463 |newspaper=Dainik Karatoa |language=bn |access-date=January 22, 2022}}</ref> The victims of the massacre were all Hindus.<ref name="shakeel"/><ref name="karatoa"/> It is estimated that more than 3,000 [[Bengali Hindus]] were killed in the massacre within a few hours.<ref name="shakeel"/>
{{Violence against Hindus in East Pakistan and Bangladesh}}

== Events ==
On the early morning of 23 April, the Hindus from the twelve villages of Jagannathpur, Chakhaldi, Singia, Chandipur, Alampur, Basudebpur, Gauripur, Milanpur, Khamarbhopla and Sukhanpokhari set out for [[India]].<ref name="sarkar">{{cite news|script-title=bn:ঠাকুরগাঁওয়ের জাঠিভাঙ্গা গণহত্যা দিবস ২৩ এপ্রিল |first=Tania |last=Sarkar |url=http://ukbdnews.com/rajshahidivision/32269-2011-04-22-18-50-30.html |newspaper=UK BD News |date=April 22, 2011 |language=bn |access-date=January 22, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="samakal">{{cite news |script-title=bn:যুদ্ধাপরাধের বিচার চান শহীদদের স্ত্রীরা |url=http://www.samakal.com.bd/details.php?news=16&view=archiev&y=2010&m=04&d=18&action=main&menu_type=&option=single&news_id=59779&pub_no=310&type= |newspaper=Samakal |date=April 18, 2010 |language=bn |access-date=January 22, 2012 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130101000032/http://www.samakal.com.bd/details.php?news=16&view=archiev&y=2010&m=04&d=18&action=main&menu_type=&option=single&news_id=59779&pub_no=310&type=# |archive-date=2013-01-01 |url-status=dead }}</ref> On their way, thousands of them gathered at a place called Jathibhanga for the onward journey. Soon after their arrival, the local collaborator blocked their exit routes out of Jathibhanga and informed the Pakistani Army.<ref name="bdnews24">{{cite news |script-title=bn:জাঠিভাঙ্গা গণহত্যা: ঠাকুরগাঁওয়ে যুদ্ধাপরাধীদের বিচার দাবি |url=https://bangla.bdnews24.com/bangladesh/war-crimes-trials/article496564.bdnews |newspaper=bdnews24.com |date=April 23, 2011 |language=bn |access-date=January 22, 2022}}</ref> The Hindu men were led in a procession towards the Jathibhanga grounds. The Pakistani army who had by then arrived in two military trucks, forced the fleeing Hindus to stand in lines and [[burst fire]]d them using machine guns. The killing spree started in the morning and went on till afternoon. After the military left, the collaborators moved the corpses to near the Pathraj river and covered them with earth.<ref name="sarkar"/><ref name="samakal"/>

The estimated casualty varies between 3,000 and 3,500.<ref>{{cite news |title=Thakurgaon was freed on this day in 1971 |url=http://www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=164602 |newspaper=The Daily Star |date=December 3, 2010 |access-date=January 25, 2022}}</ref> However, it is generally accepted that more than 3,000 people died in the massacre. An estimated 300 to 500 women were widowed.<ref name="gonokantho">{{cite news|script-title=bn:৭১-এ স্বামীহারা ৫০০ নারী সরকারি সহায়তা পাচ্ছেন |url=http://gonokantho.com/details_news.php?id=10487&&%20page_id=%205 |newspaper=The Daily GonoKantho |language=bn |access-date=January 22, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="rnetnews">{{cite news |script-title=bn:এই প্রথম সরকারি সহায়তা পাচ্ছেন ৭১’র গণহত্যায় ঠাকুরগাঁওয়ের স্বামীহারা ৫শ মহিলা |url=http://www.rnetnews.com/?p=7717 |newspaper=Rnetnews.com |date=August 24, 2011 |language=bn |access-date=January 22, 2022}}</ref>

== Memorial ==
In 2009, the Bangladesh government constructed a memorial at the site of the mass killing.<ref name="samakal"/> In 2011, the survivors and the victims of the massacre brought out a mourning rally to commemorate the dead, followed by a condolence meeting. The speakers at the meeting demanded trial of the war criminals.<ref name="bdnews24"/>

In August, 2011, The Bangladesh government granted one time compensation of BDT 2,000 to 89 widows.<ref>{{cite news|script-title=bn:একাত্তরে স্বামীহারা সাড়ে ৩শ নারী সরকারি পাচ্ছেন সহায়তা |url=http://www.shokalerkhabor.com/online/archive_details.php?id=27338&&%20page_id=%2050&issue_date=2011-08-26 |newspaper=Shokaler Khabor |date=August 26, 2011 |language=bn |access-date=January 22, 2012 }}{{dead link|date=April 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="banglareport24">{{cite news|script-title=bn:ঠাকুরগাঁওয়ে তিনশ’ স্বামীহারা সরকারি সহায়তা পেলেন |url=http://banglareport24.com/2011/08/26/%E0%A6%A0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%93%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B6%E2%80%99-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%80/ |newspaper=BanglaReport24.com |date=August 26, 2011 |language=bn |access-date=January 22, 2012 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120109012532/http://banglareport24.com/2011/08/26/%E0%A6%A0%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%B0%E0%A6%97%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%81%E0%A6%93%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A4%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%B6%E2%80%99-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%80/ |archive-date=January 9, 2022}}</ref> Touhidul Islam, the [[Upazila Nirbahi Officer]] of [[Thakurgaon Sadar Upazila]] stated five hundred widows of Jathibhanga village would be brought under this scheme phase by phase.<ref name="gonokantho"/><ref name="rnetnews"/><ref name="janakantha">{{cite news |script-title=bn:ঠাকুরগাঁওয়ের ৫শ' বিধবা ভাতা পাচ্ছেন |url=http://www.dailyjanakantha.com/news_view.php?nc=14&dd=2011-08-26&ni=69104 |newspaper=The Daily Janakantha |date=August 26, 2011 |language=bn |access-date=January 22, 2022}}</ref>

== References ==
{{Reflist}}

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{{1971 Bangladesh genocide|state=expanded}}

[[Category:1971 in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Massacres in 1971]]
[[Category:1971 Bangladesh genocide]]
[[Category:Massacres of Bengali Hindus in East Pakistan]]
[[Category:Massacres of men]]
[[Category:Thakurgaon District]]
[[Category:Massacres committed by Pakistan in East Pakistan]]
[[Category:April 1971 events in Bangladesh]]
[[Category:Violence against men in Asia]]

Jathibhanga massacre - Revision history

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