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

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Daily Telegraph (London)

  • Supply ship sabotage shatters confidence of W. Pakistan — Claire Hollingsworth
  • RELUCTANT CANDIDATES IN DACCA
  • New York Times

  • Guerrilla Raid in Pakistan — Associated Press
  • Refugee Count Rises in India — United Press International
  • Reuters

  • VIDEO: PAKISTAN: BANGLADESH GUERILLAS CLAIM TO HAVE OVERRUN SIX VILLAGES IN EAST PAKISTAN — Reuters
  • Times (London)

  • British charity officials off to E Pakistan — Clifford Longley
  • Pakistan envoy to London again — Reuters
  • Washington Post

  • U.S. POLICY A UNITED PAKISTAN — Stephen Klaidman
  • INDIA-PAKISTAN CRISIS PERSISTS DESPITE PACT — Lee Lescaze
  • Police station set ablaze