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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Bangladesh Newsletter

  • Bangladesh Newsletter, No 1
  • New York Times

  • Pakistani Refugees Competition Angers Indian Poor — Sydney H. Schanberg
  • Chinese Powdered Milk Arrives in East Pakistan
  • Nixon Presidential Materials

  • Memorandum From Harold Saunders and Samuel Hoskinson of the National Security Council Staff to the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) — Saunders & Hoskinson
  • Times (London)

  • Officer admits that Bengalis are murdering Biharis — Peter Hazelhurst
  • India tells Pakistan to end terror and let millions return
  • Washington Post

  • India Asks Help For Refugees