Krishnapur was a remote village in the district of Sylhet located in swamp alongside the Balabhadra river.

[2] At present the village falls under the Lakhai Upazila, in the south western extremity Habiganj District.

Krishnapur, being a remote area, many Hindus took shelter in the village hoping that it would be attacked by the Pakistani army.

In August, 1971, the Pakistani army committed several war crimes including massacres of the Hindu population in area constituted by present-day Habiganj District.

On the early morning of 18 September between 4 AM and 5 AM, a group of Pakistani soldiers arrived at Krishnapur from Astagram camp in Kishoreganj.

[4] On 4 March 2010, survivor Haridas Ray filed a lawsuit against Liakat Ali and other Razakars at the Habiganj District Magistrates Court.

[4] According to Habiganj District Muktijoddha Unit Commander Mohammad Ali Pathan, a team from the Liberation War Ministry has toured the mass killing site.