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

  • Mrs. Gandhi Plans Visit to U.S., Paris and West Germany in Fall
  • MORE LEGISLATORS BARRED IN PAKISTAN — Associated Press
  • Letter to the Editor: Aid Funds for Refugees in India
  • Nixon Presidential Materials

  • SUBJECT Military Supply Pipeline in Pakistan
  • Times (London)

  • Trials planned for 190 Awami League victors at the election — Agence France Presse & Associated Press
  • Shift of policy by Mrs Gandhi upsets Bengalis — Peter Hazelhurst
  • U.S. National Archives

  • From Williams. Subject: Meeting with President Yahya, August 19, 1971 (M.M. Ahmad, Ambassador Farland and Williams attending). — Joseph Farland
  • Eyes Only for Secretary Rogers and Assistant Secretary Sisco. Subj: Trial of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. — Joseph Farland