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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Baltimore Sun

  • U.S. Aide Fears India-Pakistan War Over Refugees — Adam Clymer
  • Christian Science Monitor

  • Fact and Fantasy Switch at East Pakistan Border — Henry S. Hayward
  • New York Times

  • 3d Arms‐Cargo Ship to Pakistan Noted — Tad Szulc
  • Nixon Presidential Materials

  • Memorandum From the President’s Deputy Special Assistant for National Security Affairs (Haig) to President Nixon — Alexander Haig
  • Times (London)

  • India asks US to seize arms cargoes bound for Pakistan — Peter Hazelhurst
  • Washington Post

  • Grain Shortage Expected To Hit Pakistan In Next Three Months — Martin Woollacott
  • Washington Star/Evening Star

  • Indians Blast U.S. On Pakistan Arms