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Demra massacre in Pabna: Victim families want recognition of martyrs
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It was the evening of May 14, 1971. Residents of Demra village were busy completing their daily works and traders of Demra haat (rural market) were closing their shops. Suddenly, Pakistani occupation forces cordoned off Demra village and opened fire on unarmed people.
The villagers started running in fear but could not find any way to escape. Pakistan army and their local collaborators carried out an overnight massacre in the Demra village and adjoining Rupshi and Baushgari villages.
They perpetrated genocide and looted almost every house of the villages. Hundreds of houses were burnt to ashes. Nearly 300 to 400 people were buried by the Pakistan army in a mass grave in Rupshi village.
Land Grabbing in Pabna: District admin to probe allegation against MP’s son Our Correspondent, Pabna Our Correspondent, Pabna
Pabna-1 lawmaker Samsul Haque Tuku s son Nafis Sams has allegedly grabbed vast government land beside the Jamuna in the district s Bera upazila and forcibly removed landless people from the area.
The district administration recently kicked off an investigation after receiving complaints from locals.
Meanwhile, the accused, in a press conference held at the Pabna press club yesterday, claimed that he only took initiatives to develop the area by establishing a university, a college, and a power plant.
He also claimed that a group of criminals was operating drug businesses and sand lifting illegally in the area.