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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)

  • Pakistan claims ‘all-out attack’ by India

    • Guardian(UK)

  • India and Pakistan line up — Harold Jackson

    • Library of Congress - Kissinger Papers

  • Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between Secretary of State Rogers and the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, November 23, 1971, 10:55 a.m.

    • New York Times

  • A Major Attack in East Pakistan Reported Begun — Malcolm W. Browne
  • Calcutta Hears the Bengalis' Forces Aim for Jessore — Sydney H. Schanberg
  • India Restricts Flights — United Press International
  • 12 Divisions Reported in Attack
  • No Confirmation in U. S.
  • India, Pakistan and U.N.

    • Nixon Presidential Materials

  • Minutes of Washington Special Actions Group Meeting

    • Pravda

  • FOR A PEACEFUL SETTLEMENT ON THE INDIAN SUBCONTINENT — P. MEZENTSEV

    • Reuters

  • VIDEO: EAST PAKISTAN: MUKTI BAHINI FORCES IN CONTROL OF REGION IN EAST PAKISTAN — Reuters
  • VIDEO: EAST PAKISTAN PAKISTAN ARMY IN DACCA, WITH CAPTURED INDIAN SOLDIERS — Reuters

    • Times (London)

  • Pakistan accuses Indians of launching all-out offensive — Louis Heren
  • Delhi dismisses reports as mere propaganda — Peter Hazelhurst

    • U.K. National Archives

  • Excerpt from the Records of the UK Cabinet CAB 128/49/58.