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.

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Daily American

  • Pakistan reported attacking Hindus — Arnold Zeitlin
  • Daily Telegraph (London)

  • Reign of terror still by army in East Bengal says MP — Clare Hollingworth
  • Death And Hatred In Chittagong — Our Staff Correspondent in Chittagong
  • Yahya Plans Constitution In 4 Months — M. F. H. Beg
  • EDITORIAL: East Pakistan’s Future
  • Guardian(UK)

  • EDITORIAL: Yahya’s threadbare package
  • Library of Congress - Kissinger Papers

  • Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) and the Assistant Secretary of State for Near Eastern and South Asian Affairs (Sisco)
  • New York Times

  • U.S. Says It Will Continue Aid To Pakistan Despite Cutoff Urged By Other Nations — Tad Szulc
  • Yahya Promises a Legislature Soon — Malcolm W. Browne
  • Indian Cabinet Meets
  • West Bengal Leaders Quit — Reuters
  • Reuters

  • VIDEO:PAKISTAN: GOVERNMENT DEMONETISES CERTAIN CURRENCY NOTES (1971) — Reuters
  • VIDEO: EAST PAKISTAN: BRITISH M.P.'s CONCLUDE TOUR OF EAST PAKISTAN. — Reuters
  • Times (London)

  • EDITORIAL: WELL MEANT, BUT NOT WELL CONCEIVED
  • MP says refugees would be unwise to return — Michael Hornsby
  • India warns President Yahya that it will resist his new plan to transfer power in Pakistan — Peter Hazelhurst
  • Washington Post

  • Pakistani Civilian Rule In 4 Months Yahya Says
  • Kennedy, U.S. Aide Clash On Pakistan — Lewis M. Simons