Golahat massacre
The Golahat massacre (Bengali: গোলাহাট গণহত্যা) was a massacre of 437 emigrating Hindu merchants and businessmen of Marwari ethnicity in Saidpur, East Pakistan on 13 June 1971, by the Urdu-speaking Muslim people of the area who had collaborated with the Pakistan army.
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| Location | Golahat, Nilphamari, Bangladesh |
| Coordinates | 25°48′21″N 88°52′58″E |
| Date | 13 June 1971 10 a.m. (UTC+6:00) |
| Target | Hindus |
Attack type | Mass murder, Massacre |
| Weapons | Ram-daos, Bayonets |
| Deaths | 437 |
| Perpetrators | Bihari Muslims, Pakistani Army |
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