1971.07.16, District (Dhaka), Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Wars
Mukti Fouj spearheading attacks in the heart of Dacca NEW DELHI. JULY 15 – Mukti fauj volunteers have now started attacking West Pakistan troops in broad daylight even in cities like Dacca and Sylhet, say agencies. According to a delayed report from Bangladesh...
1971.06.23, District (Dhaka), Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Wars
Pre-dawn explosions shake Dacca DACCA, JUNE 22 – Pre-dawn explosions in Dacca yesterday revived a bomb scare as reports of renewed fighting filtered in from the Bangladesh border, reports. A.P. The blasts shook the eastern part of the city at about 4 a.m. local...
1971.05.22, District (Dhaka), Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Wars
Guerilla Fight right into Dacca city NEW DELHI, MAY 21- Pakistan has impliedly admitted reporters reaching India that Bangladesh freedom-fighters have carried their guerilla fight right into Dacca city itself, report agencies. Radio Pakistan this morning broadcast a...
1971.12.23, District (Dhaka), Newspaper (Hindustan Standard)
Dacca news briefs From Our Staff Reporter, DACCA, DEC. 22- The central office of the Mujib Bahini High Command has been set up at Sgt. Zahurul Haque Hall (formerly Iqbal Hall) in Dacca University. The Mujib Bahini is a part of Mukti Bahini and is composed mainly of...
1971.12.24, District (Dhaka), Newspaper (Hindustan Standard)
Dhar arrives in Dacca From Our Staff Reporter, DACCA, DEC. 23-Mr. D. P. Dhar, Chairman, Policy Planning Committee. Indian Ministry of External Affairs, accompanied by Lt. Gen. Aurora, GOC-in-C. Eastern Command, India, Mr. Asoke Roy and Miss Arundhati Ghost of the...
1971.12.24, District (Dhaka), Newspaper (Hindustan Standard)
Return to Dacca On their return to Dacca the acting President, the Prime Minister and some other Ministers of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh have been given an ovation befitting the historic occasion. They have been received by their people as national...
1971.12.22, District (Dhaka), Newspaper (Hindustan Standard)
Dacca dailies resume, managers go into hiding DACCA, DEC. 21- “Morning News” staunch advocate of the Pakistani military regime, which closed down following the surrender of the occupying Army, resumed publication on Sunday hailing liberation of Bangladesh...
1971.12.22, District (Dhaka), Newspaper (Hindustan Standard)
Dacca University slowly returns to life From Our Staff Reporter, DACCA, DEC, 21-The huge tall banyan tree in front of the Arts Faculty building of Dacca University is not there any more. The students have planted a seeding where it once stood. This will grow as the...
1971.10.12, District (Dhaka), Newspaper (Hindustan Standard)
People’s Party delegation in Dacca NEW DELHI, OCT. 11- A Pakistan People’s Party delegation has arrived in Dacca to assess the prospects of the party’s chances in the coming by-election in the province, reports UNI quoting Radio Pakistan. The party...
1971.07.21, District (Dhaka), Newspaper (Hindustan Standard)
Food distribution system breaks down at Dacca NEW DELHI, JULY 20- Some 30 million people in Bangladesh are uprooted and are away from their homes in search of food and security according to U.S. Embassy sources here, reports PTI. Reports received by their sources from...
