The #Noakhali massacre, also known as the Noakhali genocide, occurred during the partition of British India in 1947. It was a series of violent and brutal attacks against the Hindu population in the Noakhali district of present-day Bangladesh. The violence began in October 1946 and continued for several months. The massacre was characterized by widespread atrocities, including mass killings, rapes, abductions, looting, and forced conversions to Islam. The perpetrators of these acts were primarily Muslim mobs, and the violence was triggered by religious and communal tensions during the process of partition, which led to the creation of India and Pakistan. The leader of this violence was the Muslim League, and in particular, the notorious leader of the Sufi Muslim order, Maulana Suhrawardy, who later became the Prime Minister of Pakistan. This period of intense violence resulted in the death and suffering of many innocent civilians, particularly the Hindu minority in Noakhali. Gandhi, the leader of the Indian independence movement, visited Noakhali in an effort to stop the violence and promote communal harmony but his actions speaks otherwise. The Noakhali massacre remains a dark chapter in the history of the Indian subcontinent, reflecting the religious and communal tensions that accompanied the partition. It serves as a reminder of the horrors of communal violence especially by the believers of Islam.