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

  • New Delhi Charges Pakistanis Raid Village in India and Kill 5 — Associated Press
  • Retaliation by India — Sydney H. Schanberg
  • Karachi Claims Victory — Eric Pace
  • Nixon Presidential Materials

  • Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon — Henry Kissinger
  • Reuters

  • VIDEO: ENGLAND: PAKISTAN CRICKET TEAM PRACTICE IN LONDON FOR THEIR TOUR. (1971) — Reuters
  • Times (London)

  • Five reported killed by Pakistanis in night raid into India
  • Wall Street Journal

  • Grieving Multitudes Flee East Pakistan, Add to Areas Turmoil -- Some Afraid to Return Home, Others Eager For Fighting; Whole Families Massacred — Peter R. Kann
  • Washington Star/Evening Star

  • Army Havoc in East Pakistan Can be Exploited by Reds — Henry S. Bradsher