1964 East Pakistan riots

1964 East Pakistan riots — massacre and ethnic cleansing of Bengali Hindus from East Pakistan in the wake of an alleged theft of what was believed to be the Prophet's hair from the Hazratbal shrine in Jammu and Kashmir in India.

• Bangladesh
• 📅 Jan 2, 1964–Mar 28, 1964
• ☠ 1,000 deaths
• 🌐 2 language editions
• 📈 72.1/100 popularity
• Genocide & ethnic violence