1971

1971

Memorandum for the record: 1971, the White House, and persuading Yahya ‘not to shoot Mujib’

Memorandum for the record: 1971, the White House, and persuading Yahya ‘not to shoot Mujib’

Records from the US Department of State archive contain the dialogue between the then US President Nixon and Washington officials at a meeting at the president’s office in August 1971 about...

MP surprised as new generation unaware of 1971

MP surprised as new generation unaware of 1971

Photo: Collected

The green land of Bangladesh painted red with blood

Family memento: 1967 Volkswagen Beetle

Family memento: 1967 Volkswagen Beetle

Ahmed Kamal. Illustration: TBS

‘We did not launch the war. We resisted. As a result, global opinion quickly turned in Bangladesh’s favour’

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman delivering his historic 7th March Speech at a huge public rally at Racecourse Maidan (Suhrawardy Udyan, 7 March 1971). Photo: Collected

The phenomenal story of how Bangabandhu’s 7 March speech was recorded  

Art by Ranjit and Jamal. Photo: Courtesy

The many shades of Bangladesh’s struggle for freedom

Nandan Unnikrishnan. Illustration: TBS

1971: When Delhi and Moscow came together

The HAF said its website has been blocked for viewers in Pakistan.(hinduamerican.org)

Pak 'threatens' Hindu American body for exposing 1971 genocide in Bangladesh

Indian Army Gen Jagjit Singh Aurora and Pakistani Army Gen Niazi sign the surrender document in Dhaka on December 16, 1971 Photo: Foreign Policy

The many faces of Pakistani Gen Niazi, “the butcher” of Bangladesh

Yakut Ara Ahmed is seen standing in front of Gagan-Ratan's House/Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed/TBS

Why you need to know about the house of Gagan-Ratan

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Virtual candlelight programme for global recognition of 1971 Bangladesh genocide

Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. Photo: Collected

Bangabandhu issued handwritten message on first armed resistance day of Joydebpur