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There has been numerous works of art that depicted the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]] during and since the War both at Bangladesh and abroad. The concert for Bangladesh organized by members of the Beatles was a major happening in 1971 for protest music. The songs recorded for and broadcast on [[Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra]] are still considered to be the best of Bangladeshi protest songs.
There have been numerous works of art created as a result of the [[Bangladesh Liberation War]]. In 1971, a concert was organized by members of the British rock band, The Beatles, in support of Bangladesh. The songs recorded for and broadcast on [[Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra]] are still considered to be the best of Bangladeshi protest songs.


The four documentaries made during the War – [[Zahir Raihan]]'s ''[[Stop Genocide]]'' and ''A State Is Born'', Babul Chowdhry's ''Innocent Millions'', Alamgir Kabir's ''Liberation Fighters'' – are described as the first films made in [[Bangladesh]], as earlier films were all made in Pakistan or India, larger entities that Bangladesh belonged to. ''[[Muktir Gaan]] (Song of Freedom)'', based on footage shot by Leer Levin during the war, by [[Tareque Masud|Tareque]] and Kathrine Masud is critically the most acclaimed Bangladeshi documentary. The directors followed the film with two sequels – ''[[Muktir Kotha|Story of Freedom]]'' and ''Narir Katha''. Their feature film on the same subject, ''[[Matir Moyna]]'', won the FIPRESCII award at Cannes Film Festival.
Four documentaries were made in [[Bangladesh]] during the War - [[Zahir Raihan]]'s ''[[Stop Genocide]]'' and ''A State Is Born'', Babul Chowdhry's ''Innocent Millions'', and Alamgir Kabir's ''Liberation Fighters.''   These four films are considered to be the first films made in Bangladesh, since earlier films were produced in Pakistan or India. ''[[Muktir Gaan]] (Song of Freedom)'', by [[Tareque Masud|Tareque]] and Kathrine Masud, is based on footage shot by Leer Levin during the war and is the most critically acclaimed Bangladeshi documentary. The directors followed the film with two sequels – ''[[Muktir Kotha|Story of Freedom]]'' and ''Narir Katha''. Their feature film on the same subject, ''[[Matir Moyna]]'', won the FIPRESCII award at Cannes Film Festival.


There have been numerous poems and novels written on the Liberation war, including Shamsur Rahman's famous poems written during the War. Arguably it is the most often used subject for Bangladeshi literature since 1971. The monuments made to commemorate the War are the highest esteemed monuments in Bangladesh.
One of the more well-known authors to write about the Liberation War is Shamsur Rahman. Arguably, the Bangladesh Liberation War is one of the most referenced subjects for Bangladeshi literature since 1971. Monuments made to commemorate the War are some of the highest esteemed monuments in Bangladesh. One such memorial is Bangladesh's national monument, [[Jatiyo Smriti Soudho]], located in Savar, [[Dhaka]].


==Films==
==Films==
* ''[[Stop Genocide]]'' – documentary by [[Zahir Raihan]] (1971)
===Bangladeshi===
* ''[[Stop Genocide]]'' – documentary by [[Zahir Raihan]] (1971)<ref name="Haq2022p427">{{cite journal |last1=Haq |first1=Fahmidul |title=Cinema of Bangladesh: Absence of 1947 and abundance of 1971 |journal=India Review |year=2022 |volume=21 |issue=3 |page=427 |doi=10.1080/14736489.2022.2086409}}</ref>
* ''Let There be Light'' by [[Zahir Raihan]] (1971)
* ''Let There be Light'' by [[Zahir Raihan]] (1971)
* ''Nine Months to Freedom: The Story of Bangladesh'' – documentary by S. Sukhdev (1972)
* ''Nine Months to Freedom: The Story of Bangladesh'' – documentary by S. Sukhdev (1972)<ref name="Haq2022p427" />
* ''[[Ora Egaro Jon]]'' (11 Warriors) by [[Chashi Nazrul Islam]] (1972)
* ''[[Ora Egaro Jon]]'' (''The Magnificent Eleven'') by [[Chashi Nazrul Islam]] (1972)<ref name="Haq2022p429">{{cite journal |last1=Haq |first1=Fahmidul |title=Cinema of Bangladesh: Absence of 1947 and abundance of 1971 |journal=India Review |year=2022 |volume=21 |issue=3 |page=429 |doi=10.1080/14736489.2022.2086409}}</ref>
* ''[[Arunodoyer Agnishakkhi]]'' (''The Dawn Observer'') by [[Subhash Dutta]] (1972)<ref name="Haq2022p429" />
* ''Bagha Bangali'' (''The Bengal Tiger'') by Ananda (1972)<ref name="Haq2022p429" />
* ''Raktakto Bangla'' (The Blood-stained Bengal) by Mamtaj Ali (1972)
* ''Raktakto Bangla'' (The Blood-stained Bengal) by Mamtaj Ali (1972)
* ''[[Dhire Bohe Meghna|Quiet Flows the river Meghna]]'' by Alamgir Kabir (1973)
* ''[[Dhire Bohe Meghna]]'' (''Quiet Flows the river Meghna'') by Alamgir Kabir (1973)<ref name="Haq2022p429" />
* ''Amar Jonmovumi'' (1973)
* ''Amar Jonmovumi'' (1973)
* ''Ami Sadhinota Enechhi'' by [[Sagar Lohani]] (2003)
* ''[[Sangram (1974 film)|Sangram]]'' (''The War'') by [[Chashi Nazrul Islam]] (1974)<ref name="Haq2022p429" />
* ''Shangram (Struggle)'', On the basis of [[Khaled Mosharraf]] Dairy, by [[Chashi Nazrul Islam]] (1973)
* ''[[Abar Tora Manush Ho]]'' (''Be Human Again'') by [[Khan Ataur Rahman]] (1973)<ref name="Haq2022p429" />
* ''[[Abar Tora Manush Ho]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Alor Michhil]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Alor Michhil]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Arunodoyer Agnishakkhi]]'' (Witness of the Sun Rise) by [[Subhash Dutta]] (1974)
* ''[[Sangram (1974 film)|Sangram]]'' (1974)
* ''[[Sangram (1974 film)|Sangram]]'' (1974)
* ''Megher Onek Rang (Clouds have Many Shades)'' by Harunur Rashid Mathin (1976)
* ''[[Megher Onek Rong]]'' (''Clouds Have Many Colors'') by [[Harunur Rashid (filmmaker)|Harun-Or-Rashid]] (1976)<ref name="Haq2022p429" />
* ''Kolmilata by ''Shahidul alam Khan'' (1981)''
* ''Kalmilata '' by Shahidul Haq Khan (1981)<ref name="Haq2022p430">{{cite journal |last1=Haq |first1=Fahmidul |title=Cinema of Bangladesh: Absence of 1947 and abundance of 1971 |journal=India Review |year=2022 |volume=21 |issue=3 |page=430 |doi=10.1080/14736489.2022.2086409}}</ref>
* ''Chitkar'' (1982)
* ''Chitkar'' (1982)
* ''Agami'' by [[Morshedul Islam]] (1984)
* ''Agami'' (''Toward'') by [[Morshedul Islam]] (1984)<ref name="Haq2022p430" />
* ''Hulia'' by [[Tanvir Mokammel]], On the basis of [[Nirmalendu Goon]]'s Hulia poem (1985)
* ''Hooliya'' (''Wanted'') by [[Tanvir Mokammel]] (1984),<ref name="Haq2022p430" /> based on [[Nirmalendu Goon]]'s Hulia poem
* ''Protyaborton'' (1986)
* ''Protyaborton'' (1986)
* ''Suchona'' by [[Morshedul Islam]] (1988)
* ''Suchona'' by [[Morshedul Islam]] (1988)
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* ''Duronto'' (1989)
* ''Duronto'' (1989)
* ''Potaka'' (1989)
* ''Potaka'' (1989)
* ''[[Nodir Naam Modhumoti]]'' by [[Tanvir Mokammel]] (1990)
* ''Kalo Chil '71'' (1990)
* ''Kalo Chil '71'' (1990)
* ''Dushor Jatra'' (1992)
* ''Dushor Jatra'' (1992)
* ''Ekattorer Jishu (Jesus '71)'' – feature film by [[Nasiruddin Yousuff]], based on [[Shahriar Kabir]]'s story (1993)
* ''Ekattorer Jishu (Jesus '71)'' – feature film by [[Nasiruddin Yousuff]], based on [[Shahriar Kabir]]'s story (1993)
* ''[[Desh Premik]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Desh Premik]]'' (1994)
* ''[[Muktir Gaan]] (Song of Freedom)'' (1995), ''[[Muktir Kotha|Story of Freedom]]'' (1999) and ''Narir Katha'' – three different [[Bengali language|Bengali]] documentaries by [[Tareque Masud]] and Catherine Masud
* ''[[Muktir Gaan]]'' (''Song of Freedom'', 1995),<ref name="Haq2022p427" /> ''[[Muktir Kotha]]'' (''A Tale of Freedom'', 1999),<ref name="Haq2022p428">{{cite journal |last1=Haq |first1=Fahmidul |title=Cinema of Bangladesh: Absence of 1947 and abundance of 1971 |journal=India Review |year=2022 |volume=21 |issue=3 |page=428 |doi=10.1080/14736489.2022.2086409}}</ref> and ''Narir Katha'' – three different [[Bengali-language]] documentaries by [[Tareque Masud]] and Catherine Masud
* ''[[Aguner Poroshmoni]]'' – feature film by [[Humayun Ahmed]] (1995)
* ''[[Aguner Poroshmoni]]'' feature film by [[Humayun Ahmed]] (1994)<ref name="Haq2022p430" />
* ''[[Nodir Naam Modhumoti]]'' (''The River Called Madhumoti'') by [[Tanvir Mokammel]] (1995)<ref name="Haq2022p430" />
* ''Ekhono Onek Raat'' (1997)
* ''Ekhono Onek Raat'' (1997)
* ''[[Hangor Nodi Grenade]]'', On the basis of [[Selina Hossain]]'s novel, [[Chashi Nazrul Islam]] (1997)
* ''[[Hangor Nodi Grenade]]'', On the basis of [[Selina Hossain]]'s novel, [[Chashi Nazrul Islam]] (1997)
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* ''Ekjon Muktijodda'' (2001)
* ''Ekjon Muktijodda'' (2001)
* ''Ekattorer Michil'' by [[Kabori Sarwar]] (2001)
* ''Ekattorer Michil'' by [[Kabori Sarwar]] (2001)
* ''Ekattorer Rong Pencil'' by Manan Hira (2001)
* ''Ekattorer Rong Pencil'' by Manan Hira (2001)
* ''[[Matir Moina]]'' directed by [[Tareque Masud]], (2002) – winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2002 [[Cannes Film Festival]]<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0319836/ Matir moina (The Clay Bird)]</ref>
* ''[[Matir Moina]]'' (''The Clay Bird'') by [[Tareque Masud]] (2002),<ref name="Haq2022p430" /> winner of the FIPRESCI Prize at the 2002 [[Cannes Film Festival]]
* ''Shilalipi'' by Shamim Akter, According to the Biography of [[Selina Parvin]] (2002)
* ''Shilalipi'' by Shamim Akhter (2002)<ref name="Haq2022p430" />
* ''Hridoyghata'' (2002)
* ''Hridoyghata'' (2002)
* ''Spartacus '71''
* ''Spartacus '71''
* ''Shorot '71'' by [[Morshedul Islam]] (2002)
* ''Shorot '71'' by [[Morshedul Islam]] (2002)
* ''[[Joyjatra]]'' (Journey to Victory) – feature film by [[Tauquir Ahmed]], (2004)
* ''Swadhinata'' (''Freedom'') by Yasmine Kabir (2003)<ref name="Haq2022p428" />
* ''Ami Sadhinota Enechhi'' by [[Sagar Lohani]] (2003)
* ''Amar Bandhu Rashed'' (''My Friend Rashed'') by [[Morshedul Islam]] (2004)<ref name="Haq2022p430" />
* ''[[Shyamol Chhaya]]'' feature film by [[Humayun Ahmed]] (2004)<ref name="Haq2022p430" />
* ''[[Joyjatra]]'' feature film by [[Tauquir Ahmed]] (2004)<ref name="Haq2022p430" />
* ''[[Megher Pore Megh]]'' by [[Chashi Nazrul Islam]] (2004)
* ''[[Megher Pore Megh]]'' by [[Chashi Nazrul Islam]] (2004)
* ''Dhrubotara'' (2006)
* ''Dhrubotara'' (2006)
* ''Swadinota'' by Yasmin Kabir (2006)
* ''[[Shyamol Chhaya]]'' – feature film by [[Humayun Ahmed]], (2006)
* ''Khelagor'' by [[Morshedul Islam]], (2006)
* ''Khelagor'' by [[Morshedul Islam]], (2006)
* ''Asttitey Amar Desh'', According to the Biography of [[Matiur Rahman (military pilot)|Matiur Rahman]] directed by Khijir Hayat Khan (2007)
* ''Asttitey Amar Desh'', According to the Biography of [[Matiur Rahman (military pilot)|Matiur Rahman]] directed by Khijir Hayat Khan (2007)
* ''Nishongo Sarati'' (''Tajuddin Ahmad : An Unsung Hero'') by [[Tanvir Mokammel]], According to the Biography of [[Tajuddin Ahmad]] (2007)
* ''Tajuddin Ahmed: Nishongo Sarati'' (''Tajuddin Ahmad: An Unsung Hero'') by [[Tanvir Mokammel]] (2007)<ref name="Haq2022p428" />
* ''Rabeya'' by [[Tanvir Mokammel]], (2009)
* ''Rabeya'' by [[Tanvir Mokammel]], (2009)
* ''[[Meherjaan]]'' by Rubaiyat Hossain (2011)
* ''[[Meherjaan]]'' by Rubaiyat Hossain (2011)
* ''[[Guerrilla (2011 film)|Guerrilla]]'' by [[Nasiruddin Yousuff]] (2011)
* ''[[Guerrilla (2011 film)|Guerrilla]]'' by [[Nasiruddin Yousuff]] (2011)<ref name="Haq2022p430" />
* ''Khondo Golpo '71'' (2011)
* ''Khondo Golpo '71'' (2011)
* ''[[Amar Bondhu Rashed]]'' by [[Morshedul Islam]] (2011) based on a juvenile novel by [[Muhammed Zafar Iqbal]]
* ''[[Amar Bondhu Rashed]]'' by [[Morshedul Islam]] (2011) based on a juvenile novel by [[Muhammed Zafar Iqbal]]
* ''[[Pita - The Father]]'' by Masud Akando (2012)
* ''[[Pita - The Father]]'' by Masud Akando (2012)
* ''[[The War Crimes File]]'' by [[David Bergman (journalist)|David Bergman]] (Three men's role in Bangladesh war genocide) (2013)
* ''[[Dateline Bangladesh]]'' by [[Gita Mehta]] (2013)
* ''[[Nekabborer Mohaproyan]]'' directed by Masud Pathik, based on a poetry by [[Nirmalendu Goon]] (2014)
* ''[[Nekabborer Mohaproyan]]'' directed by Masud Pathik, based on a poetry by [[Nirmalendu Goon]] (2014)
* ''[[Shongram]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Shongram]]'' (2014)
* ''[[Children of War (2014 film)|Children of War]]'' (2014) Indian [[Hindi]] film based on Bangladesh Liberation war
* ''Bishkanta'' (''The Poison Thorn'') by Farjana Boby (2015)<ref name="Haq2022p428" />
* ''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n8P7uNqk5NQ Angels of Hell]'' by Shameem Shahid (2015); Short film based on war children of Bangladesh Liberation War
* ''Meghmollar'' by Zahidur Rahim Anjan (2015), adapted from a story by [[Akhtaruzzaman Ilias]]<ref name="Haq2022p430" />
* ''[[Anil Bagchir Ekdin]]'' (''Anil Bagchi’s Day'') by [[Morshedul Islam]] (2015), adapted from [[Humayun Ahmed]]'s novel<ref name="Haq2022p430" />
* ''Angels of Hell'' by Shameem Shahid (2015); Short film based on war children of Bangladesh Liberation War
* ''Janmasathi'' (''Born Together'') by [[Shabnam Ferdousi]] (2017)<ref name="Haq2022p428" />
* ''[[Bhuban Majhi]]'' by Fakhrul Arefeen Khan (2017)
* ''[[Bhuban Majhi]]'' by Fakhrul Arefeen Khan (2017)
* ''[[Romeo Akbar Walter]]'', Indian movie based on the life of Agent [[Ravindra Kaushik]]
* [[Radio (2023 film)|''Radio'']] (2023), about 7 March speech of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman.
 
===Indian===
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* ''[[Ab Tumhare Hawale Watan Sathiyo]]'' (2004)
* ''[[Dateline Bangladesh]]'' by [[Gita Mehta]] (2013)
* ''[[Gunday]]'' (2014)
* ''[[IB71]]'' (2023)
* ''[[Gadar 2]]'' (2023)
 
===American===
* ''[[The War Crimes File]]'' by [[David Bergman (journalist)|David Bergman]] (Three men's role in Bangladesh war genocide) (2013)
 
===Pakistani===
* ''[[Ghazi Shaheed]]'' (1998)
* [[Khel Khel Mein (2021 film)|''Khel Khel Mein'']] (2021)
* ''[[Huey Tum Ajnabi]]'' (2023)
* ''[[Jo Bichar Gaye]]'' (TV series)
*
* ''[[Khaab Toot Jaatay Hain]]'' (TV series)


==Plays==
==Plays==
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* ''Ami Birangana Bolchi'' (''The Voices of War Heroines'') – first-person narratives collected by [[Nilima Ibrahim]] (two volumes: 1994, 1995)
* ''Ami Birangana Bolchi'' (''The Voices of War Heroines'') – first-person narratives collected by [[Nilima Ibrahim]] (two volumes: 1994, 1995)
* ''Ekatture Uttar Ronangaon ('71 Northern Front)'' – Factual War Accounts (in [[Bengali language|Bengali]]) by [[Muhammad Hamidullah Khan]], Sector Commander 11, War of Independence – [[Bangladesh]]
* ''Ekatture Uttar Ronangaon ('71 Northern Front)'' – Factual War Accounts (in [[Bengali language|Bengali]]) by [[Muhammad Hamidullah Khan]], Sector Commander 11, War of Independence – [[Bangladesh]]
* ''Amar Bondhu Rashed'' (My Friend Rashed) - Juvenile novel by [[Muhammed Zafar Iqbal]]
* ''Amar Bondhu Rashed'' (My Friend Rashed) – Juvenile novel by [[Muhammed Zafar Iqbal]]
* ''Ghum Nei (Sleepless Nights)'' – memoir by [[Nasiruddin Yusuf]]
* ''Ghum Nei (Sleepless Nights)'' – memoir by [[Nasiruddin Yusuf]]
* ''Ami Bijoy Dekhechi (I have witnessed the Victory)'' – memoir by [[M. R. Akhtar Mukul]]
* ''Ami Bijoy Dekhechi (I have witnessed the Victory)'' – memoir by [[M. R. Akhtar Mukul]]
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* ''[[September on Jessore Road]]'' – poem by [[Allen Ginsberg]]<ref>[http://www.everyday-beat.org/ginsberg/poems/jessore.txt ''September on Jessore Road'']</ref>
* ''[[September on Jessore Road]]'' – poem by [[Allen Ginsberg]]<ref>[http://www.everyday-beat.org/ginsberg/poems/jessore.txt ''September on Jessore Road'']</ref>
* ''[[A Golden Age]]'' – novel by [[Tahmima Anam]]
* ''[[A Golden Age]]'' – novel by [[Tahmima Anam]]
* ''Aguner Poroshmoni'' - novel by [[Humayun Ahmed]]
* ''Aguner Poroshmoni'' – novel by [[Humayun Ahmed]]
* ''1971'' - novel by [[Humayun Ahmed]]
* ''1971'' – novel by [[Humayun Ahmed]]
* ''Of Martyrs and Marigolds'' - a novel written by a [[Stranded Pakistani]] woman, [[Aquila Ismail]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ismail|first1=Aquila|title=A Voice from Pakistan: Of Martyrs and Marigolds|url=http://www.peacexpeace.org/2012/08/a-voice-from-pakistan-of-martyrs-and-marigolds/|website=Peace X Peace|access-date=3 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012225624/http://www.peacexpeace.org/2012/08/a-voice-from-pakistan-of-martyrs-and-marigolds/|archive-date=12 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>
* ''Of Martyrs and Marigolds'' – a novel written by a [[Stranded Pakistani]] woman, [[Aquila Ismail]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Ismail|first1=Aquila|title=A Voice from Pakistan: Of Martyrs and Marigolds|url=http://www.peacexpeace.org/2012/08/a-voice-from-pakistan-of-martyrs-and-marigolds/|website=Peace X Peace|access-date=3 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161012225624/http://www.peacexpeace.org/2012/08/a-voice-from-pakistan-of-martyrs-and-marigolds/|archive-date=12 October 2016|url-status=dead}}</ref>


==Music==
==Music==
* ''[[The Concert for Bangladesh]]'', New York, 1971
* ''[[The Concert for Bangladesh (album)|The Concert for Bangladesh]]'', New York, 1971
* ''[[Song for Bangladesh]]'' – song by [[Joan Baez]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.joanbaez.com/Lyrics/bangladesh.html |title=Lyrics |access-date=29 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210083940/http://www.joanbaez.com/Lyrics/bangladesh.html |archive-date=10 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* "[[Song for Bangladesh]]" – song by [[Joan Baez]]<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.joanbaez.com/Lyrics/bangladesh.html |title=Lyrics |access-date=29 September 2007 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210083940/http://www.joanbaez.com/Lyrics/bangladesh.html |archive-date=10 February 2012 |url-status=dead }}</ref>
* ''[[Bangla Desh (song)|Bangla Desh]]'' – song by [[George Harrison]]
* "[[Bangla Desh (song)|Bangla Desh]]" – song by [[George Harrison]]


==Sculpture and Architecture==
==Sculpture and Architecture==
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* [[Shabash Bangladesh]] (Bravo, Bangladesh) – sculpture in [[Rajshahi University]]
* [[Shabash Bangladesh]] (Bravo, Bangladesh) – sculpture in [[Rajshahi University]]
* [[Shoparjito Shadhinota]] (Self Achieved Freedom) – sculpture in [[Dhaka University]]
* [[Shoparjito Shadhinota]] (Self Achieved Freedom) – sculpture in [[Dhaka University]]
* [[Joy Bangla]] (Hail Bengal) - sculpture in [[Chittagong University]]
* [[Joy Bangla (slogan)|Joy Bangla]] (Hail Bengal) – sculpture in [[Chittagong University]]
* [[Juddho Joy]] - sculpture in Alekhar Char, [[Cumilla]]
* [[Juddho Joy]] – sculpture in Alekhar Char, [[Cumilla]]
* [[Shadhinota Smriti Mural]] (Independence Memorial Mural) - mural in [[Chittagong University]]
* [[Shadhinota Smriti Mural]] (Independence Memorial Mural) – mural in [[Chittagong University]]
* [[Gonohotta 1971]] – sculpture at [[Bharat-Bangladesh Maitri Udyan]] in [[South Tripura district|South Tripura]], India


==Museums==
==Museums==
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== See also ==
== See also ==
* [[Artistic depictions of the Bengali Language Movement]]
* [[Artistic depictions of the Bengali Language Movement]]
* [[List of artistic depictions of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]


==References==
==References==
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Bangladesh's national monument, Jatiyo Smriti Soudho, located in Savar, Dhaka, is a tribute to the martyrs of the Liberation War.

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There have been numerous works of art created as a result of the Bangladesh Liberation War. In 1971, a concert was organized by members of the British rock band, The Beatles, in support of Bangladesh. The songs recorded for and broadcast on Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra are still considered to be the best of Bangladeshi protest songs.

Four documentaries were made in Bangladesh during the War - Zahir Raihan's Stop Genocide and A State Is Born, Babul Chowdhry's Innocent Millions, and Alamgir Kabir's Liberation Fighters. These four films are considered to be the first films made in Bangladesh, since earlier films were produced in Pakistan or India. Muktir Gaan (Song of Freedom), by Tareque and Kathrine Masud, is based on footage shot by Leer Levin during the war and is the most critically acclaimed Bangladeshi documentary. The directors followed the film with two sequels – Story of Freedom and Narir Katha. Their feature film on the same subject, Matir Moyna, won the FIPRESCII award at Cannes Film Festival.

One of the more well-known authors to write about the Liberation War is Shamsur Rahman. Arguably, the Bangladesh Liberation War is one of the most referenced subjects for Bangladeshi literature since 1971. Monuments made to commemorate the War are some of the highest esteemed monuments in Bangladesh. One such memorial is Bangladesh's national monument, Jatiyo Smriti Soudho, located in Savar, Dhaka.

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Indian[edit | edit source]

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Pakistani[edit | edit source]

Plays[edit | edit source]

Literature[edit | edit source]

  • Ami Birangana Bolchi (The Voices of War Heroines) – first-person narratives collected by Nilima Ibrahim (two volumes: 1994, 1995)
  • Ekatture Uttar Ronangaon ('71 Northern Front) – Factual War Accounts (in Bengali) by Muhammad Hamidullah Khan, Sector Commander 11, War of Independence – Bangladesh
  • Amar Bondhu Rashed (My Friend Rashed) – Juvenile novel by Muhammed Zafar Iqbal
  • Ghum Nei (Sleepless Nights) – memoir by Nasiruddin Yusuf
  • Ami Bijoy Dekhechi (I have witnessed the Victory) – memoir by M. R. Akhtar Mukul
  • A Tale of Millions – memoir by Major (R) Rafik Ul Islam
  • Ekattorer Dinguli (Days of 71) – memoir by Jahanara Imam (1986) ISBN 984-480-000-5
  • Maa(The Mother) – novel by Anisul Hoque (2003) ISBN 984-458-422-1
  • Jochhna o Janani'r Galpo (The Tale of Moonlight and the Motherland) – novel by Humayun Ahmed (2004) ISBN 984-8682-76-7
  • Of Blood and Fire –
  • September on Jessore Road – poem by Allen Ginsberg[5]
  • A Golden Age – novel by Tahmima Anam
  • Aguner Poroshmoni – novel by Humayun Ahmed
  • 1971 – novel by Humayun Ahmed
  • Of Martyrs and Marigolds – a novel written by a Stranded Pakistani woman, Aquila Ismail.[6]

Music[edit | edit source]

Sculpture and Architecture[edit | edit source]

Museums[edit | edit source]

Digital Archive[edit | edit source]

Videogames[edit | edit source]

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  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Haq, Fahmidul (2022). "Cinema of Bangladesh: Absence of 1947 and abundance of 1971". India Review. 21 (3): 427. doi:10.1080/14736489.2022.2086409.
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Haq, Fahmidul (2022). "Cinema of Bangladesh: Absence of 1947 and abundance of 1971". India Review. 21 (3): 429. doi:10.1080/14736489.2022.2086409.
  3. ↑ 3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11 3.12 Haq, Fahmidul (2022). "Cinema of Bangladesh: Absence of 1947 and abundance of 1971". India Review. 21 (3): 430. doi:10.1080/14736489.2022.2086409.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 Haq, Fahmidul (2022). "Cinema of Bangladesh: Absence of 1947 and abundance of 1971". India Review. 21 (3): 428. doi:10.1080/14736489.2022.2086409.
  5. ↑ September on Jessore Road
  6. ↑ Ismail, Aquila. "A Voice from Pakistan: Of Martyrs and Marigolds". Peace X Peace. Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  7. ↑ "Lyrics". Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 29 September 2007.
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