Ilsaghat massacre

Ilsaghat massacre () refers to the massacre of unarmed Hindu ferry passengers on board S.S. Sitakunda at the Ilshaghat steamer station in the island of Bhola on 16 February 1950.
Background
Ilsaghat is a steamer station on the Meghna, in the island of Bhola, 7 miles from Bhola town. It falls on the steamer route between Barisal and Chittagong.
Events
On 16 February 1950, S.S.Sitakunda of Royal Steam Navigation Company anchored at Ilsaghat on her way to Chittagong. At Ilsaghat several Hindu passengers from S.S. We've Gone boarded S.S.Sitakunda due to atrocities on them by the crew. Around 8 P.M. at night, hundreds of Muslims attacked S.S.Sitakunda at the Ilsaghat steamer station. They massacred the Hindu passengers and threw them into the river. 30 Hindus were killed in the massacre and only three survived.<ref name="sinha"/>

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