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Muktijuddho e-Archive has released some 5,000 photos of the liberation war & genocide of Bangladesh taken by photographers from local & across the world. [9] The photos testify to the genocide and atrocities carried out by the then Pakistani occupation forces, plights of the refugees, training and operations of the freedom fighters, and the celebration on victory.
Bangladesh became an independent country on 16 December 1971 through the signing of Pakistani Instrument of Surrender. [4] During the 9 months' struggling, Bangladesh became independent on 16 December 1971. About 3 million people had died and about 0.3 million women were raped by Pakistan military and allied paramilitaries. [5]
In 2004 Muktijoddha became the first club from Bangladesh to participate in the AFC Cup. On 20 April 2004, the club's striker Saifur Rahman Moni became the first Bangladeshi player to score in the AFC Cup, during a 3–2 defeat against Al Sha'ab Ibb from Yemen. Muktijoddha also qualified for the 2005 AFC Cup by winning the 2003 National League.
Bangladesh Freedom Fighters Welfare Trust or Muktijoddha Kalyan Trust [1] is a government owned and operated trust in Bangladesh established to look after the interest of former Mukti Bahini members and others who fought for Bangladesh in its Independence war and their family members.
The Mukti Bahini, [a] also known as the Bangladesh Forces, was a big tent armed guerrilla resistance movement consisting of the Bangladeshi military personnel, paramilitary personnel and civilians during the Bangladesh Liberation War that transformed East Pakistan into Bangladesh in 1971. [3] They were initially called the Mukti Fauj. [4]
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The galleries begin with coverage of the early history of Bangladesh and the Indian independence movement against British Raj in Bengal. A major section records the events of the Language Movement for the recognition of the Bengali language in Pakistan, which is regarded as the beginning of the movement for Bangladesh's independence.
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