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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New York Times
Yahya Is Reported Detained — Associated PressBengalis Encircle 30,000 Biharis in Mill — Associated PressDay of Terror for 50,000 Bengalis: Thousands Were Slain, Homes Razed — Fox ButterfieldReuters
VIDEO: EAST PAKISTAN: MASS MOVEMENT OF PAKISTAN PRISONERS-OF-WAR TO INDIA BEGINS — ReutersU.S. National Archives
Telegram From the Department of State to the Embassy in PakistanTelegram 232870 From the Department of State to the Mission to the United Nations, December 30, 1971, 0016ZTelegram 5866 From the Consulate General in Dacca to the Department of State, December 30, 1971, 1115Z — Herbert SpivackWashington National Records Center, OSD Files
Memorandum From the Assistant Secretary of Defense for International Security Affairs (Nutter) to Secretary of Defense Laird, December 30, 1971