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indiscriminately killing 26 villagers including four teenagers. then they looted the village of gold, jewellery, cash and other valuables. Finally they set the village on fire. They took hostage two women from the village. More than hundred houses in the village was burnt to ashes within two to three hours.
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loom industry. He arranged for two hand looms and a capital of ten thousand rupees to found a co-operative. He also promised to build up a memorial in the memory of the victims. In 2000, the memorial was built with funding from M.P. Shah Azizur Rahman.
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966:Madhyapara
870:Ketnar Bil
714:Tikka Khan
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702:Organizers
645:13 January
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540:References
505:Background
216:Secularism
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1128:Adityapur
1024:Chuknagar
908:Bakhrabad
875:Suryamani
839:Massacres
728:Executors
531:Aftermath
1259:Protests
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1067:Gopalpur
1001:Sutrapur
946:Hasamdia
860:Bhimnali
830:Al Shams
815:Razakars
518:Killings
170:a series
168:Part of
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114:Massacre
82:Location
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1100:Golahat
1052:Bagbati
961:Jinjira
926:Bakchar
855:Barguna
825:Al Badr
635:Samakal
565:Samakal
524:Razakar
156:Bengali
120:Weapons
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986:Sendia
903:Pomara
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188:Issues
128:Deaths
123:Rifles
98:Target
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1057:Demra
1029:Dakra
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