1971 Dhaka University massacre
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1971 Dhaka University massacre
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1971 Dhaka University massacre was the mass murder of students and faculty at the University of Dhaka in East Pakistan by the Pakistan Army, at the beginning of what would become the Bangladesh Liberation War. In March 1971, the Pakistan Army Eastern Wing Commander Tikka Khan launched Operation Searchlight on the orders of dictator Yahya Khan to crush the Bengali nationalist movement. As part of the operation, the army launched an assault on the university campus. It is the deadliest university
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Mass murder
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1971_Dhaka_University_massacre
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2008-12-14T05:19:03Z
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2024-09-11T03:43:58Z
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