We revisit 1971 not as an isolated national event but as a moment woven into larger histories.

Postal evidence supports the view that a propaganda campaign was underway as soon as the army surrendered.

In Bangladesh, the Australian Baptist Missionary Society (ABMS) had workers in Mymensingh, Kulpotak and Joyramkura.

By 1971, Britain’s Bengali community, though modest in size, had established footholds across the industrial heartland: London, Birmingham, Manchester, Bradford, Luton, Coventry, Sheffield, and Oldham.

Due to its strong ties to Pakistan as a Cold War ally, the Nixon administration declined to recognise the genocide.

The condition: money must be used for refugees suffering in the war in East Pakistan

In 1971, artists did not merely respond to history—they helped shape it.

The Muktijoddhas made do with whatever weapons and tools they had available.