Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin’s role in Bangladesh Genocide: In March 1971, Chowdhury Mueen-Uddin, a journalist at the Daily Purbodesh, was an active member of the Islami Chaatra Sangha (ICS) – the student wing of the Jammat-I-Islami which actively opposed Bangladesh liberation war and aided the Pakistani military. In August 1971, the Jamaat-e-Islami, according to its own newspaper [...]
- AHMED MAKHDOOM ساٸين سسداٸين ڪرين مٿي سنڌ سڪار؍ دوست مٺا دلدار؍ عالم سڀ آباد ڪزين شاھ ON 16TH December 1971 one of the most horrifying and horrendous, shameful and scandalous, disgraceful and dishonourable, ignominious and infamous act of cowardice and inhumanity came to an end after nine month long saga of chaos, genocide, arson [...]
By Jerome D’Costa Photo Courtesy: Studio ‘H’ (Nawabpur, Dhaka) My father, Dr. Peter D’Costa, B.H. (Bachelor of Homeopathy), also known as ‘P. D’Costa Sir’ to the students of St. Gregory’s High School in Dhaka, was born at Rangamatia Village of the then Dhaka District (now Gazipur District) on January 5, 1904. After passing Class (Grade) [...]
- Jerome D’Costa I had written the above report in early 1972 narrating the attack of the West Pakistani soldiers in late November of 1971 on our Rangamatia Village in the then Dhaka District (now Gazipur District). Fourteen persons, including my father Dr. Peter D’Costa, B.H., were killed on that day and about 90% of [...]
Possibly over a million people died in the 1974 famine in Bangladesh from July 1974 to January 1975, although the Bangladesh government claimed only 26,000 people died. The causes are generally thought to be a combination of natural disasters (cyclone, droughts and floods). Among the socio-political factors, Devinder Sharma of the Global Hunger Alliance claims [...]
No. Date Headline Video Type Network Begin Length 1 10/25/1971 India-Pakistan Evening News ABC 05:02:50 pm 01:30 2 11/21/1971 The Week Ahead Evening News NBC 05:50:00 pm 02:20 3 11/22/1971 India-Pakistan Dispute Evening News NBC 05:41:10 pm 02:00 4 12/07/1971 India-Pakistan / War East Evening News ABC 05:01:50 pm 02:50 5 12/07/1971 India-Pakistan / War [...]
ABC News (11/30/1971): Village Massacre Viewer Discretion Strongly Advised Video of the aftermath of a massacre in a village near Dhaka. 75 villagers – men, women, children – were killed by the Pakistani army. Many bodies were burned, women were raped, and babies were bayoneted before the village was burned. As the Pakistan army started [...]
Mahbub Ali Sachchu was a a student of Tolaram College. Inspired by Bangabhandhu’s speech on the 7th of March he organized some arms and resistance in Narayanganj. On 26th of March 1971 when Pakistan Army started to enter Naraynganj, they faced resistance and three soldiers died. On the next day the Pakistan army cam back [...]
Bangladesh News (Voice of the Bangladeshis in Australia)/Dec 16, 1999 Registered as a newspaper in Victoria Level 10, 459 Little Collins St, Melbourne Vic 3000, Australia Naming The Names –Introducing The War Criminals (By: Ahmed Ziauddin) [Excerpt] When on 17th April 1973 the Government, for the first time, announced its decision to try 195 Pakistani [...]
Bangladesh News (Voice of the Bangladeshis in Australia)/Dec 16, 1999 Registered as a newspaper in Victoria Level 10, 459 Little Collins St, Melbourne Vic 3000, Australia Naming The Names –Introducing The War Criminals (By: Ahmed Ziauddin) [Excerpt] Following is a partial list of the war criminals with accusations and charges. Name: Lt.Gen.Niazi No: PA 477 [...]
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