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Bayoneting of Biharis, 1971

"Massacre for the Media: In his book 'Pictures on a Page, Sunday Times editor Harold Evans reveals that at the end of the Bangladesh war, photographers in Dacca were invited to a 'photo opportunity' in a polo field. It turned out to be the bayoneting of Biharis who were alleged to have collaborated with the Pakistani army...'"


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  • bheema v said....

    Hadn't know about this before.
    In searching for more information, I found this site [http://www.statelesspeopleinbangladesh.net/home.php] which aims to fight for the right to willing Biharis in Bangladesh to move to Pakistan.

  • Vinayak Razdan said....

    I remember watching an interesting BBC docu-report on Biharis living in Bangladesh.

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