In 1972, freedom fighter Maqsood Ebne Aziz Lama stands alongside Indian Brigadier Watkey in Sylhet, a poignant symbol of the collaboration between Bangladeshi and Indian forces during the Liberation War.
Following victory Section 5 Commander Mir Shawkat Ali, Bir Uttam. Standing behind him freedom fighter Anam Chowdhury (right) and Lftekhor Hussain Shamim (left).
After the end of the war, freedom fighters lay down their arms at Sylhet Registry Field in 1972.
After the end of the war, freedom fighters lay down their arms at Sylhet Registry Field in 1972.
Colonel Osmani receives a warm welcome and admiration from the community during his reception in Adityapur, Balagonj, Sylhet in 1972.
Razakars (Bengali collaborators) arrested by Bangladesh India Joint Force, Sylhet Circuit House, 1971.
Adityapur near Osmani Nagar. Balagonj, Sylhet. These skulls and bones were of Bengali Hindus killed by the Pakistani Army in 1971.
Bhairab Bridge destroyed. The photo was taken just after liberation in 1971.
Surma Keane Bridge destroyed by the Pakistani Army, 1971.
Circuit House, near Keane Bridge, Sylhet. February 1971.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman arrives in Sylhet flanked by Abdus Samad Azad and Dewan Farid Gazi, 1972.
Bangabandhu delivers a speech at the Circuit House, near Keane Bridge, Sylhet, in February 1971.
In 1972, at Sylhet Stadium, General Osmani conducts army training alongside Brigade Commander C R Dutta Bir Uttom and Infantry Brigade Commander Mir Shawkat Ali Bir Uttom.
Genl Muhammad Ataul Ghani Osmani, Commander of Bangladesh Forces during Liberation War, inspecting East Bengal Regiment, Sylhet Stadium, December 1972.
Following independence Bhutan’s head of State arrives in Bangledash, Dhaka.
Freedom fighters Babrul Hussain Badul (in white) and Abdul Kader Siddique inspecting march past of youth, Sylhet 1972.