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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Daily Telegraph (London)

  • War seen as the ‘sole solution’ — John Ridley
  • New York Times

  • Indian Opposing Aid to Pakistan — Joseph Lelyveld
  • US Urges Indians and Pakistanis to use Restraint — Tad Szulc
  • India: A Tragic Horde Without Food Or Shelter — Ian Ward
  • Calcutta Mayor Seeks To Halt Refugee Influx — Associated Press
  • PAKISTANI CHARGES MASSACRE BY ARMY
  • Observer (London)

  • Flight of the millions — Sunanda Datta-Ray
  • Reuters

  • VIDEO: U.K.: PRO BANGLA DESH DEMONSTRATORS CALL FOR HALT IN BRITISH AND U.S. ECONOMIC AID TO PAKISTAN. (1971) — Reuters
  • VIDEO: INDIA: MRS. GANDHI VISITS REFUGEES (1971) — Reuters
  • Times (London)

  • Genocide
  • Why The Refugees Fled — Anthony Mascarenhas
  • The march of misery — Murray Sayle
  • The politics explained: Why Yahya sent in the troops