#Bangladesh - 26 March 1971 - Kali Bari temple in Dhaka was destroyed by the Pakistan army. The priest, Swami Paramananda Giri, was forced to recite "Kalima", an Islamic declaration of faith before he was brutally killed by bayonetting in the stomach.
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#Hindu Men and women were separated into two lines, forced to say “Pakistan Zindabad” and recite “La-illaha illa’ Llah”. Then they were shot. Childern screaming in panic were set on fire with the half-dead adults while they were still begging for water.
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The army, instigated by ex-Mayor of #Dhaka #Bangladesh, Khaja Khaeruddin, then proceeded to Ma Anandamoyee Ashram and burned 50 cows. Pakistani soldiers sized the young #Hindu girls standing in line and forcefully took them along. These girls were never seen again.
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After independence, the Department of Public Works of #Bangladesh erased the last traces of the Kali Bari temple and the Ma Anandamoyee Ashram by bulldozing the ruins.
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#Bangladesh - 25 March 1971 -
https://twitter.com/rajeevstweets/status/1631387147167997997?t=4s9IHRxCSk0qsA9398Ldkw&s=19
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