Lesson 2/63 min

The Night of 25 March

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   On the night of 25 March 1971, the Pakistani army began a genocide against unarmed Bengalis.

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   The code name of this military crackdown was ‘Operation Searchlight’.

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   Dhaka University, Rajarbagh Police Lines and Pilkhana were the main targets.

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   In 2017 the National Parliament passed a proposal to observe 25 March as ‘Genocide Day’.