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    Five Decades Later: Pakistan's and Jamaat's Refusal to Acknowledge 1971 Atrocities

    Dhaka, April 7 – Pakistan and its former collaborator, the radical Islamist party Jamaat-e-Islami of Bangladesh, have refused to offer a clear, unconditional apology for the atrocities committed during the 1971 Bangladesh Liberation War. This reflects not only a historical failure but also a...
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    1971 Genocide Remembrance: India Voices Support for Bangladesh's Justice Efforts

    New Delhi, March 27 – India on Friday extended its support to Bangladesh's pursuit of justice over the genocide carried out by Pakistan during 'Operation Searchlight' in March 1971.Speaking at a weekly media briefing in New Delhi, spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA), Randhir...
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    Sheikh Hasina: Bangladesh Defies Attempts to Diminish Liberation War Legacy

    Dhaka, March 26 – As Bangladesh marks its Independence Day on Thursday, former Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina alleged that anti-independence forces – supported by "domestic and foreign conspiracies" – are attempting to undermine the ideals of the country's 1971 Liberation War against Pakistan...
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    Remembering Operation Searchlight: Bangladesh Honors Genocide Victims

    March 26, New Delhi: Bangladesh observed Genocide Day on Wednesday in solemn remembrance of the victims of the brutal military crackdown carried out by Pakistani forces on the night of March 25, 1971, under the codename Operation Searchlight.In his address, Prime Minister Rahman described the...
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    Genocide Remembrance Day: Bangladesh Honors Liberation War Martyrs

    Dhaka, March 25 Bangladeshi Prime Minister Tarique Rahman has termed the March 25, 1971 genocide as a "pre-planned" massacre and appealed to build a state and society of "equality, human dignity and social justice," in the spirit of the Liberation War.Referring to it as "one of the most...
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    Nixon Administration Refused to Condemn Pakistan's Actions

    Washington, March 25. Secret transcripts of a 1971 conversation between President Richard Nixon and his National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger reveal that the United States refused to condemn Pakistan's military crackdown in East Pakistan, despite warnings from its own diplomat about the...
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    Resolution Seeks Genocide Designation for Bengali Hindus

    Washington, March 22 US Congressman Greg Landsman has introduced a resolution in the US House of Representatives seeking to recognize the atrocities committed by the Pakistani Army and its allies, Jamaat-e-Islami, against Bengali Hindus on March 25, 1971, as “war crimes and genocide”.Landsman...
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    Targeted Hindus: US Resolution Acknowledges 1971 Atrocities

    Washington, March 21 – A US resolution seeking to recognize the 1971 Bangladesh genocide highlights the targeted killing of Hindus and calls for action against the Pakistani Army and its allies.Congressman Greg Landsman introduced the measure in the House of Representatives, urging formal US...
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