Vintage bangladesh

"Boxer Muhammad Ali" holding the National Flag of Bangladesh. Dhaka, Bangladesh (18/02/1978) Photographer : Mohammad Lutfar Rahman Binu

With each passing day in March of 1971, Bengali disobedience grew and the people of East Pakistan eventually erupted. The spirit also touched the Bangalee expatriates living far away. London was one such place where the Bangalees took to the streets for an independent Bangladesh.

Bangladesh War, 1971

Studio portrait. Jhikargacha, Jessore, Bangladesh (1962)

An exhibition of photographs has opened at the Rivington Place gallery, in London, documenting the Bangladesh war of independence

"Souls" Band, from the left "Nakib Khan" (L), "Subrata Barua Roni" (M), "Ahmed Newaz" (upper 2nd middle), "Tapan Chowdhury" (R). Bangladesh. Mid (1970s) Photo Courtesy- Nakib Khan

Bangladeshi guerillas gleefully waving the Bangladesh flag as they crowd on and around an Indian Army jeep in Dacca (Dhaka) in December 1971. The fighters have just heard the news that Pakistan Army forces, under the command of general Amir Abdullah Khan Niazi, have surrendered to Indian Army forces on 16th December 1971 to mark the end of fighting in the Bangladesh Liberation War.