1971.04.12, Heroes & Wars, Newspaper (Hindustan Standard)
THE HINDUSTAN STANDARD, APRIL 12, 1971 LIBERATORS KILL 3,000 ARMY MEN New Delhi, April It. About 3,000 Pakistan Army personnel have been killed in East Pakistan since the Army mounted operations against Sheikh Mujibur Rahman followers, according to reliable estimates...
1971.04.12, District (Rajshahi), Newspaper (Hindustan Standard), Wars
THE HINDUSTAN STANDARD, APRIL 12, 1971 EYEWITNESS ACCOUNT OF RAJSHAHI BATTLE By Robert Kaylor Rajshahi. April. 11. From indications that reach the outside world, the struggle for survival going on here is a good example of the battles being waged elsc-where throughout...
1971.04.10, Newspaper (Frontier), Wars
THE FRONTIER, APRIL 10, 1971 Editorial WATCHING THE WAR From reports coming from border areas East Pakistan or Bangladesh, the trends of the fighting going on there are now a little more understandable than they were a week ago. Eyewitness accounts from hidden...
1971.03.28, Country (India), Newspaper (অমৃতবাজার), Recognition of Bangladesh
AMRITA BAZAR PATRIKA, MARCH 28, 1971 CENTRE URGED TO RECOGNISE BANGLADESH By A Staff Reporter The United Left Front at the meeting on Saturday demanded of the Union Government to give immediate recognition to the Sovereign Independent people’s Republic of...
1971.12.20, Independence, Newspaper
UTUSAN, MALAYSIA, DECEMBER 20, 1971 A NEW NATION BORN The disappearance of East Pakistan from Pakistan’s map was caused by the feeling of utter disgust of the people against their rulers. The people in the east wing felt neglected by Islamabad. While they earned...
1971.12.06, Country (India), Country (Pakistan), Newspaper, Wars
SOUTH CHINA MORNING POST, HONG KONG, DECEMBER 6, 1971 INDO-PAKISTAN CONFLICT Islamabad is. of course, largely responsible for the present serious situation in the Indian sub-continent. Admittedly, President Yahya Khan invited Mrs. Indira Gandhi to the conference table...
1971.11.30, Newspaper, Wars
NEPAL TIMES, KATHMANDU, NOVEMBER 30, 1971 Editorial UNDECLARED WAR Aerial and tank battles fought by the armies of India and Pakistan have confirmed widespread fears that war is now imminent in the Indian sub-continent. The world now realizes how close the two...
1971.10.30, Country (India), Country (Pakistan), Newspaper, Wars
FAR EASTERN ECONOMIC REVIEW, OCTOBER 30, 1971 INDIA-PAKISTAN: ARMED TO A POINT By A. Hariharan New Delhi: The Armed forces of India and Pakistan are fully geared for war. “From alert to scramble should not take more than two minutes”, said India’s...
1971.12.17, Independence, Newspaper
WORKERS PRESS, DECEMBER 17, 1971 SURRENDER A GREAT VICTORY FOR BANGLADESH By John Spencer Pakistan forces in Bangladesh surrendered unconditionally to the Indian army and the Mukti Bahini yesterday. Indian premier Mrs. Indira Gandhi told a wildly cheering parliament...
