Madhab Chandra Bairagi and Sourav Goldar were among the more than 500 people who were brutally killed by the Pakistani Army men at Badamtala area in Batiaghata upazila of Khulna on May 19, 1971.
Bearing witness to atrocities
Genocide-torture museum in Khulna strives to preserve history of 1971 Liberation War
Visitors at “1971: Genocide-Torture Archive and Museum” in Khulna city. This museum has a rich collection of books, photographs, paintings and artifacts that testify to the genocide of unarmed Bangalees by the Pakistan army during the Liberation War. Photo: Star Very often I visit this museum to go back in time, looking at evidence of the Liberation War and reminiscing the days of freedom fighters, said Bidhan Golder, a freedom fighter and native of Khulna s Batiaghata upazila. I had a good relationship with Madhab Chandra s family. When I come here, I can feel his soul.