1950 East Pakistan riots
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, which resulted in several thousands of Hindus being killed in pogroms.
| 1950 East Pakistan riots | |
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Syama Prasad Mukherjee talking to Bengali Hindu refugees at a refugee camp in Dhubulia, West Bengal | |
| Location | East Pakistan |
| Date | February to March 1950 |
| Target | Bengali Hindus, Santhals, |
Attack type | Massacre, Forced conversion, Plunder, Arson, Abduction and Rape |
| Perpetrators | Police, Ansars, Army, East-Pakistan Rifles |
| Part of a series on |
| Persecution of Bengali Hindus |
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