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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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Associated Press

  • VIDEO: CITY OF JESSORE FALLS TO THE INDIAN ARMY — AP

    • Independent Television News

  • VIDEO: India recognizes Bangladesh — ITV

    • Library of Congress - Kissinger Papers

  • Transcript of Telephone Conversation Between the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) and the Pakistani Ambassador (Raza), Washington, December 8, 1971, 2:47 p.m.

    • New York Times

  • U.N. ASSEMBLY, 104-11, URGES TRUCE — Eric Pace
  • United Nations: Malik and Huang Hua — James Reston
  • Resolution Of the U.N.
  • Bhutan Recognizes Bengalis — Associated Press
  • Pakistan Sets Rules For War Reporters
  • Civilian Premier Named — Malcolm W. Browne
  • Kashmir Arena: In Brief
  • U.S. Woman, Reported In Pakistan Jail, Sought
  • PAKISTANI TROOPS OPEN MAJOR DRIVE — Fox Butterfield
  • U.S. Says India Attacked After Concessions by Foe — Bernard Gwertzman
  • INDIA CLAIMS CAPTURE OF JESSORE, ADMITS A 5-MILE KASHMIR RETREAT — Sydney H. Schanberg

    • Nixon Presidential Materials

  • Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon — Henry Kissinger
  • Minutes of Washington Special Actions Group Meeting
  • Letter From Soviet General Secretary Brezhnev to President Nixon — Leonid Brezhnev
  • Memorandum From the President’s Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger) to President Nixon — Henry Kissinger
  • Conversation Among President Nixon, his Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), and Attorney General Mitchell, Washington, December 8, 1971, 4:20-5:01 p.m.
  • Conversation Between President Nixon and his Assistant for National Security Affairs (Kissinger), Washington, December 8, 1971, 8:03–8:12 p.m.

    • Novosti Press Agency (APN)

  • INDIAN SUBCONTINENT: THIRD ACT OF THE TRAGEDY — Spartak Beglov

    • TASS

  • INDO-PAK CONFLICT AND PEKING'S ANTI-SOVIETISM