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: 3024 — Text : 2762 — Image : 12 — Video : 250 — Audio : 0

The latest update was on: 2024-06-16 21:38:19 GMT

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Baltimore Sun

  • Army, Rebels Fight Over Ruined Pakistan — Mort Rosenblum
  • New York Times

  • Bengalis Depict How A Priest Died — Malcolm W. Browne
  • Reuters

  • VIDEO: INDIA AND PAKISTAN: BORDER AREA TENSE AFTER ALLEGED SHELLING INCIDENTS: "BANGLA DESH" GUERRILLAS REGROUP (1971) — Reuters
  • VIDEO: INDIA: WEST BENGAL GOVERNMENT FACES PROBLEMS WITH BENGALI-SPEAKING REFUGEES FROM INDIAN STATES OF MADHYA PRADESH AND ORISSA. (1971) — Reuters
  • Washington Star/Evening Star

  • India's Concern Grows Over Bengal Problem — Kuldip Nayar
  • Cities of East Pakistan Show Wide Devastation