1971.05.19, District (Feni), Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Wars
200 Pak Troops Killed In Pheni AGARTALA, May 16- À Pakistani column in brigade strength lost 200 men in a two day grim battle for control of the vital Subhanpur bridge in Pheni district linking Comilla and Chittagong in the south-eastern sector, reports PTI. According...
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...
1971.05.22, District (Comilla), Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Wars
Pak Terror Tactics In Comilla NEW DELHI, MAY 21 – The reign of terror unleashed by the military authorities in East Bengal continues unabated, according to latest reports received here, says PTI. An oversmart martial law administrator of Comilla has taken...
1971.12.24, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Prisoner of War (POW)
India to be asked to hand over war criminals: Islam DACCA, DEC. 23. The Bangladesh acting President, Syed Nazrul Islam told a group of foreign journalists here today that his Government would request India that Pak Army officials, responsible for the genocide in...
1971.12.24, Heroes & Wars, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard)
Direction to Mukti Bahini commandos DACCA, DEC. 23.-Major Haidar, Sector Commander of Dacca area has directed the Mukti Bahini commandos not to conduct any arrest or search without permission of a proper authority, reports UNI. In a five-point directive the Major has...
1971.12.24, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Post-Surrender Incidents (Immediate)
Pak citizen arrested at Kishanganj From Our Own Correspondent, KISHANGANJ, DEC. 23- In the midnight yesterday police Havildar Zamadar Singh intercepted a Pakistani citizen while he was trying to take shelter in the house of a leading advocate of Kishanganj and...
1971.12.17, Independence, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard)
Sentimental journey The train to East Bengal in nostalgic minds never stopped running. Years rolled by; the vicissitudes of politics gradually weakened the physical and material bonds of thousands of refugees in West Bengal with their sweet homes across the border....
1971.12.17, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Surrender
Terms of surrender “The Pakistani Eastern Command agreed to surrender all Pakistani armed forces in Bangladesh to Lt-Gen. Aurora of the Indian and Bangladesh forces in the eastern theater.” “This surrender includes all Pakistani land, air and naval...
1971.12.21, Heroes & Wars, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard)
Posthumous award for Bahini member sought From Our Staff Reporter, BIRGANJ, DEC. 20- A recommendation for the highest award for valor, although posthumously, has been made for Havildar Sakimuddin of the Mukti Bahini. Captain Sultan Shahriar, Commandant of the...
1971.07.15, Guerrilla Training, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard)
9-Party Bangladesh Body To Raise Guerrilla Squads MUJIBNAGAR, JULY 15.- A nine party “Bangladesh National Liberation Struggle Coordination Committee”, formed recently, has pledged to raise guerrilla squads in every village for the liberation of the...
