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Biharis supported the Pakistan Armed Forces during the Bangladesh War of Independence, comprising majorities in armed paramilitary groups such as Al-Shams, Razakars and Al-Badr (held responsible for the genocidal campaign against Bengali nationalists, civilians, religious and ethnic minorities). News outlets such as the BBC have published death ...
Sarmila Bose in her book in 2011, Dead Reckoning: Memories of the 1971 Bangladesh War argues that the Bengalis are in a state of denial about the massacre. [2] The Bangladesh Liberation War Museum has admitted but downplayed the massacre, calling them "isolated instances of mob violence." [8] Ezaz Ahmed Chowdhury, a Bihari community leader said:
Bihar is one of the longest inhabited places in the world with a history going back to the Neolithic age. [8] Since that time, Biharis have long been involved in some of the most important events in South Asian history. Biharis were the founders of many great empires based out of Magadh including the Nanda Empire, Maurya Empire and the Gupta ...
When the war finished Biharis faced severe retaliation, resulting in a counter-genocide and the displacement of over a million non-Bengalis. [69] According to the Minorities at Risk project, the number of Biharis killed by Bengalis was reportedly about 1,000. [157] Rudolph Rummel gives an estimate of 150,000 killed. [159]
Bihari Muslims are adherents of Islam who identify linguistically, culturally, and genealogically as Biharis.They are geographically native to the region comprising the Bihar state of India, although there are significantly large communities of Bihari Muslims living elsewhere in the subcontinent due to the Partition of British India in 1947, which prompted the community to migrate en masse ...
The Mukti Bahini has been accused of human rights violations by historians on West Pakistanis and Biharis. [90] [91] On 27 March 1971, members of the Mukti Bahini were alleged to have massacred 15000 Biharis in the town of Santahar in the district of Naogaon. [92] [93] They are also accused of raping Bihari women during the war. [90]
Due to their initial pro-Pakistan stance and severe persecution in Bangladesh, the Biharis were consistent in their wish to be repatriated to Pakistan. Initially, 83,000 Biharis (58,000 former civil servants and military personnel), members of divided families and 25,000 hardship cases were evacuated to Pakistan.
Location Deaths Notes 1971 Bangladesh genocide: starting 25 March 1971 – 16 December 1971 Various places in Bangladesh 200,000–3,000,000 1971 Dhaka University massacre: 25 March 1971 University of Dhaka: 310+ 1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals: 25 March-14 December 1971 1,111 [1] Shankharipara massacre: 26 March 1971 Shankaripara, Dhaka ...