The 1950 East Pakistan riots (Bengali: পঞ্চাশের পূর্ব পাকিস্তান দাঙ্গা, Urdu: پچاس کی دہائی کے مشرقی پاکستان کے فسادات) was a series of state-sponsored persecutions that took place against Hindus in East Pakistan by Muslims of East Pakistan, resulting in thousands being killed in pogroms.
