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Know about 1971 Bangladesh genocide, when Pak soldiers raped over 200,000 women

New Delhi: Hundreds of thousands of women were raped during the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. These women are known as Birangonas.In Bengali, the word Birangona means “brave woman.” Because of the rape survivors, the

India TV News Desk Updated on: August 08, 2014 8:32 IST


Despite the Pakistani government's attempts to censor news during the conflict, reports of atrocities filtered out, attracting international media and public attention, and drawing widespread outrage and criticism.

Time magazine reported on 563 girls who had been kidnapped and held by the military; all of them were between three and five months pregnant when the military began to release them.
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