Makalkandi massacre
| Makalkandi massacre মাকালকান্দি হত্যাকান্ড | |
|---|---|
| Part of Bangladesh genocide | |
| Location | Makalkandi, Habiganj, Sylhet, East Pakistan |
| Date | 18 August 1971 9 a.m. (UTC+6:00) |
| Target | Bengali Hindus |
Attack type | Burst fire, mass murder, massacre |
| Weapons | Machine guns |
| Deaths | More than 100 |
| Injured | 40 |
| Perpetrators | Pakistani Army, Razakars |
Makalkandi massacre (Bengali: মাকালকান্দি হত্যাকান্ড) was a massacre of over 40 Bengali Hindus of the Makalkandi village in the Habiganj Sub-division of undivided Sylhet district of East Pakistan by the Pakistani army on 18 August 1971.