1971

1971

Pakistan Army Aviation's 'Swiss Alouette III' helicopter, stationed with the Army Aviation School in January 1969. The Alouette III model served a vital role in evacuation during December 1971. Photo: Collected

Escape from Dhaka

This account by Brig (Retd) Sher Khan of the Pakistani army traces how, on 16 December 1971, Pakistani military personnel escaped Dhaka by helicopter as defeat became inevitable and the liberation...

BNP Secretary General Mirza Fakhrul Islam Alamgir speaks at an event at the Institution of Diploma Engineers, Bangladesh in Dhaka on 14 December 2025. Photo: Collected

Pro-Bangladesh and regressive forces facing off ahead of polls: Fakhrul

Martyred intellectuals. Photo: Collected.

How New York Times reported the killings of intellectuals in 1971

Meherunnesa was an active member of the Mirpur Action Committee led by Poet Kazi Rozy. Her courage had already alarmed hostile sections of the local Bihari community, but she ignored their threats. Photo: TBS

‘Surjyajyotir Pakhi’: Remembering Meherunnesa, the first martyred female poet of ’71

Indian filmmaker Ramesh Sharma. Photo: Collected

Indian filmmaker revisits 1971 Bangladesh genocide in new documentary

People hope that the new government will not merely use the Liberation War or the 2024 mass uprising to serve their own interests or for labelling purposes. Photo: Syed Zakir Hossain

The mass uprising of 2024: ‘Chetona’ or true lessons?

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Bangladesh observing Martyred Intellectuals Day today

Colonel Jamil Uddin Ahmed. Sketch: UNB

The tale of a lone warrior - Colonel Jamil Uddin Ahmed

Roger Gwynn was the man behind some of the most iconic photographs of pre-independence Dhaka. Illustration: TBS

Roger Gwynn and Bangladesh: A friendship six decades in the making

Historians, freedom fighters urge UN to recognise 1971 genocide

Historians, freedom fighters urge UN to recognise 1971 genocide

'Genocide-1971' to get global recognition soon: Ex Dutch MP Bommel

'Genocide-1971' to get global recognition soon: Ex Dutch MP Bommel

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Historic Mujibnagar Day tomorrow

Bob Dylan was one of the marquee performers in 'Concert for Bangladesh' in 1971

Bob Dylan goes back in time to 'Concert for Bangladesh'