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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New York Times

  • House Votes to Cut Aid to Greek Junta And to Pakistanis — John W. Finney
  • East Pakistan's Tea Plantations Hear Thunder of Border Guns — Malcolm W. Browne
  • Reuters

  • VIDEO: INDIA LATEST - EAST PAKISTAN REFUGEES HELP THEMSELVES BY BUILDING ROADSIDE COMMUNITY. — Reuters
  • VIDEO: USA: PAKISTAN DIPLOMAT CONDEMNS "ARMY BARBARITY" AFTER RESIGNING POST. (1971) — Reuters
  • Times (London)

  • US vote to end Greek and Pakistan aid — Reuters
  • India repeats its warning over UN observers — Peter Hazelhurst
  • Letter: Tragedy of Bengal — Philip Noel-Baker