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The conflict and the genocide formally ended on 16 December 1971, when the joint forces of Bangladesh and India received the Pakistani Instrument of Surrender. As a result of the conflict, approximately 10 million East Bengali refugees fled to Indian territory while up to 30 million people were internally displaced out of the 70 million total ...
Bangladesh co-hosts the ICC Cricket World Cup with India and Sri Lanka. 5 September: India and Bangladesh sign a pact to end their 40-year border demarcation dispute. [42] 2012: 18 January: Bangladesh Army claimed to have foiled a coup d'état attempt. 24 November: Garments factory fire at Tazreen Fashion factory in Ashulia kills 117. [43] 2013 ...
Percentage of Hindus declined more than two third (over 67% drop) in 71 years, i.e. from 22% of total population of Bangladesh in 1951 to 13.5% in 1974 (8.5% decrease in 20 years), [22] and then drop again to 6.9% in 2022 (further 1.6% decrease).
Primarily Delhi but also other parts of India: 8,000 - 17,000 Sikhs all over India Series of riots after Assassination of Indira Gandhi. Hondh-Chillar massacre (part of the 1984 anti-Sikh riots) 2 November 1984 Hondh-Chillar, Haryana: 32 Sikhs Rioting by Indian National Congress Party members after Assassination of Indira Gandhi.
Scholarship varies on the definition of genocide employed when analysing whether events are genocidal in nature. [2] The United Nations Genocide Convention, not always employed, defines genocide as "any of the following acts committed with intent to destroy, in whole or in part, a national, ethnical, racial or religious group, as such: killing members of the group; causing serious bodily or ...
The trial of Bangladesh International Crimes Tribunal has been held in the old High Court building. The International Crimes Tribunal (ICT) is an ongoing tribunal in Bangladesh that aims to investigate and administer justice regarding the war crimes, crimes against humanity, genocide and crimes against peace committed by Pakistan army and their local collaborators Razakar, Al-Badr, Al-Shams ...
It is situated near Parbatipur, which was an important rail junction in undivided India, connecting the North East to the rest of the country. The Marwaris, attracted by the prospect of trade and commerce had settled in the town of Saidpur, long before the Partition of India. The Marwaris became a part of the local population and contributed to ...
The International Crimes Tribunal (Bangladesh) (ICT of Bangladesh) is a domestic war crimes tribunal in Bangladesh set up in 2009 to investigate and prosecute suspects for the genocide committed in 1971 by the Pakistan Army and their local collaborators Razakars, Al-Badr and Al-Shams during the Bangladesh Liberation War. [1]