"The worst... was what the Pakistani soldiers did to the Bengali women after their failed rebellion"

This quote by Iris Chang is describing the atrocities devoted by Pakistani soldiers against Bengali ladies throughout the Bangladesh Liberation War in 1971. The war was battled in between East Pakistan (now Bangladesh) and West Pakistan (now Pakistan) over the independence of East Pakistan. The Bengali people had actually rebelled against the Pakistani federal government, but were eventually not successful. In action, the Pakistani soldiers devoted horrific acts of violence against the Bengali people, especially the females. Reports of rape, torture, and murder were widespread. The Pakistani soldiers used these acts of violence as a method to punish and intimidate the Bengali people for their unsuccessful disobedience. The brutality of the Pakistani soldiers was so severe that it has actually been referred to as among the worst genocides of the 20th century. The quote by Iris Chang acts as a reminder of the horrific acts of violence dedicated against the Bengali people and the need to make sure that such atrocities never happen again.