1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals

1971 killing of Bengali intellectuals
Part of the 1971 Bangladesh genocide
A sculpture in Meherpur showing the execution of intellectuals by the Pakistan Army in 1971
Location	East Pakistan
Date	25 March, 14 – 16 December 1971
Target	Bengali intellectuals
Attack type	Deportation Ethnic cleansing Mass murder Genocidal massacre
Deaths	1,111[1]
Perpetrators	Pakistan Army Rao Farman Ali Shanti Committee Razakars Al-Badr Al-Shams
Motive	Anti-Bengali sentiment, destruction of Bengali Intelligentsia

In 1971, the Pakistan Army and their local collaborators, most notably the extreme right wing militia group Al-Badr, engaged in the systematic execution of Bengali intellectuals during the Bangladesh Liberation War of 1971. Bengali intellectuals were abducted, tortured and killed during the entire duration of the war as part of the 1971 Bangladesh genocide. However, the largest number of systematic executions took place on 25 March and 14 December 1971, two dates that bookend the conflict. 14 December is commemorated in Bangladesh as Martyred Intellectuals Day.