War Heroes Video Interviews
VICTORY DAY TODAY / Blood, sweat, tears
“…Then after dark, a tentative ‘Joy Bangla’ in the back streets. Older men came out and persuaded the lads back into their homes; ‘there is still a curfew’. Then a more determined ‘Joy Bangla’. The Mukti Bahini had taken over the streets.
Perfect cover for freedom fighters
The tin shack was almost hidden behind a bush. A thick canopy of mango and coconut trees kept it under a blissful shade. Behind its backyard was a wide canal that separated it from the rest of the village.
Arms for freedom
It was truly a fight between David and Goliath in 1971. The Mukti Bahini fighters fought the war armed with a collection of old and worn out weapons against the mighty Pakistan army, supposedly one of the best armed forces of the time.
Interview: Freedom fighter Ahamed Ali
Ahamed Ali, retired assistant director of BTCL and a freedom fighter who fought in Sector 8 under Major General Muhammad Abul Manzoor, tells his stories of training and war days during the Liberation War of Bangladesh in 1971.
Maleka Khan’s tale of 1971 (Part-2)
Maleka Khan, the former organising secretary of Bangladesh Girl Guides Association, tells her experience of the 1971 Liberation War.
Commander SMA Karim of Tangail
In 1971 Liberation War, freedom fighter SMA Karim fought in Sector 11. He joined the liberation movement from 1968 as Chhatra League worker.
Tale of 1971 Indian war veterans
A delegation of 28 Indian War Veterans and four serving officers arrived Dhaka on a five day visit on December 14, 2016. In this video they shared their stories of those days.
Maleka Khan’s tale of 1971 (Part-1)
When the Liberation War began in March 1971, former organising secretary of Bangladesh Girl Guides Association Maleka Khan like many others also faced the atrocities of war and made it to safety by escaping from Dhaka to her in-law’s house in Narsingdi. In this episode, Maleka Khan shares her experience of the war.
Reminiscing Freedom in the Air
Kamal Lohani, the eminent journalist reminisces the Victory Day on December 16, 1971...
Interview: Sector Commander Shafiullah
Major General (retd) KM Shafiullah, who was the Second in Command of Second East Bengal Regiment that revolted on the night of March 25, 1971, talks about the contribution of the armed forces to our Liberation War.
Guerrilla Commander Bachchu Part 1
Guerrilla Commander Nasiruddin Yusuf Bachchu gives an account of the last battles of freedom fighters who were under his command against the Pakistani army just days before December 16 in 1971.
Guerrilla Commander Bachchu Part 2
Guerrilla Commander Nasiruddin Yusuf Bachchu gives an account of the last battles of freedom fighters who were under his command against the Pakistani army just days before December 16 in 1971.
Interview: War crimes researcher Shahriar
Writer, historian and war crimes researcher Shahriar Kabir talks about...
Interview: Guerrilla Fighter Shahzaman
Shahzaman Mozumder Bir Protik goes back to the heroic days of our 1971 Liberation War and tells the story of the battle of Ashuganj and the Muktibahini's march towards Dhaka.