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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Central Intelligence Agency

  • Special National Intelligence Estimate 32–71, Washington, April 12, 1971
  • Misc.

  • Letter from the Pakistan Ambassador to Dr. Dorfman
  • New York Times

  • Pakistan Reports A Rout of Indians — Eric Pace
  • Pakistan Attacks Reported
  • Rajshahi a Ghost Town
  • Pakistan Facing Critical Strains — Tillman Durdin
  • Newsweek

  • Pakistan: Death of an ideal — Tony Clifton and Loren Jenkins
  • Reuters

  • VIDEO: EAST PAKISTAN: BANGLA DESH FORCES START RAILWAY SERVICES IN CHUADANGA - DARSANA AREA. (1971) — Reuters
  • VIDEO: INDIA: WEST BENGAL CHIEF MINISTER LEADS COLLECTION FOR 'BANGLA DESH' (1971) — Reuters
  • The Harvard Crimson

  • Scholars Call for an End To Killing in East Pakistan — E. J. Dionne
  • Time

  • PAKISTAN: Round 1 to the west.
  • Times (London)

  • Indians die in Bengal battle, Pakistan says — Eric Pace
  • W Pakistan troops use tanks in drive to seize rebel held towns — Michael Hornsby