Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971

Sketch: TBS
Thoughts

The massacre at Chuknagar: A forgotten chapter of the liberation war history

Chuknagar used to be a safe haven for Bangali refugees from south-western Bangladesh, at least until 20 May 1971, when the Pak military massacred roughly ten thousand refugees trying to flee the...

Nandan Unnikrishnan. Illustration: TBS
Thoughts

1971: When Delhi and Moscow came together

Photo: Salahuddin Ahmed Paulash
Victory Day

Pledge to resist evil forces

December 16, 1971: Celebrating our great triumph
Videos

December 16, 1971: Celebrating our great triumph

Indian photojournalist Raghu Rai took this photo during the Liberation War in 1971.
Victory Day

Foreign friends of 1971 in retrospect

Farida Begum. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'I was overwhelmed with the thought that my child would be born in a free country'

Md Mahfuzul Islam. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'I actually did not expect the war to end so soon'

Nurjahan Begum. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'My father-in-law announced the news of victory on loudspeaker'

Shujeo Shyam. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra artists brought out a procession'

Selina Hossain. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'We were excited to be liberated, but also saddened for those we had lost'

A K M Kamal Uddin Majumder. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'I decided to go back to my village and find my parents'

Badiul Alam Majumdar. Photo: Collected
Bangladesh

'I feel a little guilty that I could not directly participate'

'The war was not over on December 16'
Bangladesh

'The war was not over on December 16'