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.
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The latest update was on: 2024-06-16 21:38:19 GMT

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Boston Globe

  • Indian Defense Chief Fears War. Pakistan Claims New Border Raids
  • Christian Science Monitor

  • Refugee Trauma: Pakistanis In India Face Uncertain Future — Henry S. Hayward
  • National Observer

  • Controversy Hampers Relief Efforts: Refugee Flow Stirs Fear Of India-Pakistan War — Richard Egan
  • New York Times

  • East Pakistan Is Reopened to Newsmen — Malcolm W. Browne
  • India Border Curfew — Associated Press
  • Reuters

  • VIDEO: EAST PAKISTAN: BANGLADESH FIGHTERS CAPTURE BORDER POST VILLAGE (1971) — Reuters
  • VIDEO: INDIA: A REFUGEE CAMP ON BOATS AT TETULIA. (1971) — Reuters
  • Time

  • THE BENGALI REFUGEES: A Surfeit of Woe
  • Times (London)

  • British MP says violence has ended in Pakistan
  • Pressure to keep rule of Army in Pakistan — Michael Hornsby
  • Indian army warned to be ready for worst — Peter Hazelhurst
  • Washington Post

  • East Pakistan Rebel Army Camps On Indian Border — Colin Smith
  • Washington Star/Evening Star

  • Pakistan Problem Goes Deeper Than Poverty — William F. Buckley, Jr.