Harinath Dey
Harinath Dey | |
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হরিনাথ দে | |
Bangladeshi (1971) | |
Occupation | Research scientist |
Harinath Dey (Bengali: ড: হরিনাথ দে) was a former lecturer of biochemistry at the University of Dhaka who was shot dead by the Pakistan armed forces on the Loharpool bridge in Sutrapur, Dhaka on the night of 27 March 1971.[1]
Early life and career
Dey was born in a
Death
Dey stayed in the Sutrapur locality of Dhaka. It was a neighborhood of old Dhaka where many well established persons of the society used to stay. On 25 March 1971, the Pakistan army launched Operation Searchlight, a violent crackdown on the city, resulting in large number of civilian casualties. In the afternoon of 27 March, Dey was picked up from his Malakartola Lane residence by the Pakistan army and taken to the army camp at Sutrapur police station, along with ten other Bengali Hindu residents of the area. At 10 pm, he along with others were marched to the Loharpool bridge. He was shot dead and his body disposed of in the Dholai canal.[3]
See also
References
- ^ মৃত্যুবার্ষিকী [Death]. Prothom Alo (in Bengali). Dhaka. 27 March 2012. Archived from the original on 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ a b c d "Death anniversary". The Daily Star. Dhaka. 27 March 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2014.
- ^ Das, Swapan Kumar (24 March 2012). সূত্রাপুরের মালাকারটোলা লেনে গণহত্যা. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Dhaka. Archived from the original on 11 May 2014. Retrieved 11 May 2014.