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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New York Times

  • Pakistan Bars 53 Election Contests — Malcolm W. Browne
  • A Harder Line for India — Sydney H. Schanberg
  • PAKISTANIS IN INDIA BEAT BENGALI AIDES
  • No headline: Diplomat in Berne Defects
  • Letter to the Editor: War Clouds over the subcontinent
  • Nixon Presidential Materials

  • SUBJECT President Yahya on Military Pullback — Henry Kissinger
  • Times (London)

  • Bengali diplomats stage a walk-out
  • East Bengal guerrillas regret they were not prepared for Gen Yahya’s tanks — Kuldip Nayar
  • Mrs Gandhi applauded by students in Oxford
  • More Pakistanis defect