মুক্তিযুদ্ধে ব্রিটিশ সংবাদপত্রের ভূমিকা : একটি পর্যালোচনা
ড. এ. এস. এম. মোহসীন
সহযোগী অধ্যাপক, ইতিহাস ও প্রত্নতত্ত্ব বিভাগ, নেত্রকোণা বিশ্ববিদ্যালয়

DOI: https://doi.org/10.59815/isp.vol4310

Abstract: In 1971, British frontline newspapers were crucial in influencing global public opinion against the massacre, violence, and acts against humanity committed by the Pakistani army. The majority of the newspapers advocated for peaceful political accommodation and opposed the killings. The foreign journalists tried to report on the atrocities using their own source and diplomatic channel, despite being kicked out of the Hotel Intercontinental by the Pakistani government on March 26, 1971. For example, on March 26 and 27, 1971, Michael Laurant of the Associated Press and British journalist Simon Dring surreptitiously remained in Dhaka and monitored the situation. Later, British journalists, including Peter Hazelhurst of Times and Colin Smith of the Observer crossed the border into Bangladesh. Numerous eyewitness accounts and interviews about the murders and atrocities committed against the Bengalis were published by British newspapers based on their information.

Key Words: Newspapers, Britain, Liberation War, Killings, Atrocities.