Bangladesh genocide
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The Bangladesh genocide was started by the Pakistan Army on 25 March, 1971 to curb the Bengali nationalist movement. The major cities of the then East Pakistan were captured on March 26, and then all opposition, political or military, were eliminated within one month.
According to New York Times (3/28/71) 10,000 people were killed; New York Times (3/29/71) states that 5,000-7,000 people were killed in Dhaka; The Sydney Morning Herald (3/29/71) reported that 10,000 - 100,000 were killed; New York Times (4/1/71) informed that 35,000 were killed in Dhaka during operation searchlight.