Thank you for visiting the Bangladesh Archives. These archives are a collection of material on the 1971 war of Independence in Bangladesh. Material includes Newspaper and magazine articles. Documents from the US government and other sources, videos and audio matieral. Any suggestions and contributions of material is always welcome.

This page is very much a work in progress and new material is added regularly. The site currently has the following content.
Total items: 2937 — Text : 2677 — Image : 10 — Video : 250 — Audio : 0

The latest update was on: 2024-05-19 03:28:58 GMT

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New York Times

  • Senate Unit Asks Pakistan Arms Cutoff — Benjamin Welles
  • India appeals on Refugees
  • Pakistani General Disputes Reports of Casualties — Malcolm W. Browne
  • Nixon Presidential Materials

  • Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to Acting Secretary of State Irwin — Henry Kissinger
  • Letter From President Nixon to Pakistani President Yahya — Richard Nixon
  • Memorandum of Conversation between Farland, Kissinger and Halperin — David R. Halperin
  • Times (London)

  • India asks United Nations to meet refugee costs — Peter Hazelhurst
  • British relief funds blocked for Pakistan — Clifford Longley
  • Washington Post

  • Aide Admits Massacre in East Pakistan