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

  • LEADER IN DACCA ACTS TO TAKE OVER — United Press International
  • Hero of the East Pakistanis — Tillman Durdin
  • Reuters

  • VIDEO: PAKISTAN: MR BHUTTO ADDRESSES PUBLIC MEETING ON THE COUNTRY'S CONSTITUTIONAL CRISIS (1971) — Reuters
  • VIDEO: PAKISTAN: EAST PAKISTANI LEADER SHEIKH MUJIBUR RAHMAN CALLS FOR AN END TO ARMY VIOLENCE (1971) — Reuters
  • Time

  • PAKISTAN: Jinnah’s fading dream
  • Times (London)

  • Army order may cause new Dacca violence — Agence France Presse
  • EFFORTS TO KEEP PAKISTAN TOGETHER
  • U.S. National Archives

  • Mujib Takes Over East Pakistan; Yahya Flies to Dacca — Joseph J. Sisco