Shankharipara massacre

On March 26, 1971, after the beginning of Operation Searchlight, a number of Hindu civilians was massacred by Pakistani army soldiers in the Shankaripara district of Dhaka, named after conchsell businesses traditionally run by Hindus (shankha means "conch" in Bengali). Anthony Mascarenhas alleged that an estimated 8000 men, women and children were killed in the massacre, although this appears to be an exaggerated report Mascarenhas received second hand, and that the number of victims was closer to a few dozen.