This day in 1950 all trains crossing the kilometre-long Meghna Bridge betn Bhairab Bazar and Ashuganj in E Pakistan (now Bangladesh) were stopped in mid-bridge. All Hindu passengers had their throats slit and thrown into the river. Carnage was planned by Aziz Ahmed,ICS,Chief Secy
I was told the story by one Ranjit Kar,retired Chief Petty Officer,Indian Navy. He was present in the compartment and was saved only because he wore pyjamas instead of the customary dhoti.
Indian Hindus,especially those from East Bengal: forget such incidents at your peril.
Indian Hindus,especially those from East Bengal: forget such incidents at your peril.
After I posted above tweet,Shri Shyamalesh Das,a retired Professor and writer,called me up to remind me how his father and elder brother were knifed on the train and thrown out betn Talshahar and Ashugonj stations at the approach of Meghna Bridge. Their bodies were never found.
