Liberation War Factsheet
Bangladeshi Death toll: 3,000,000
Women raped: 200,000 to 400,000 (young as 8, old as 75)
23,000 abortions were performed in Dhaka
300-400 children were born at 22 abortion/delivery clinics in Dhaka
8,000 Pakistani soldiers died in combat
West Pakistani deployment in East Pakistan during 1971
Regular Army: 80,000
Rangers and militia: 24,000
Civilian forces: 24,000
Razakar, al-Badr and al-Shams: 50,000
Sources:
US State Department
Statistics of Genocide: Genocide and Mass Murder Since 1900, Chapter 8
Ekattorer Ghatok O Dalalera Ke Kothai
Mukti Juddho Kosh, Muntasir Mamun
Fortnightly secret report on the situation in East Pakistan, Ministry of Defence and Ministry of Internal Affairs, Government of Pakistan
The Daily Prothom Alo
The Daily Ittefaq
Number of Refugees and camps in India
Roughly 10 million Bangladeshis flee to India
State |
Camps |
Refugees |
West Bengal |
496 |
74, 93, 474 |
Tripura |
276 |
14, 16, 491 |
Meghalaya |
17 |
6, 67, 986 |
Assam |
28 |
3, 12, 713 |
Bihar & Others |
12 |
8, 641 |
Total |
829 |
98,99,305 |
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