The print and electronic media from all over the world have been highly supportive of the Bangladesh Liberation War. Western media in particular, continued to cover the horrifying stories of the Pakistani atrocities, the plight of the refugees and the armed resistance by Mukti Bahini which was gathering strength every day.

In March '71 journalists of leading newspapers of the world had congregated in Dhaka to cover the Yahya-Bhutto-Mujib negotiations. They were forcibly evicted from Dhaka after the start of the genocide on the night of March 25. However, some brave journalists like Simon Dring hid themselves at the Hotel Intercontinental (Now Hotel Sheraton) laundry and Mr. Dring was the first journalist to be able to inform the world of the tragic events in The Daily Telegraph, UK.

The BBC, Voice of America, Deutsche Welle, German TV, Radio Australia and All India Radio covered events in Bangladesh almost on a daily basis. The international media played an important role in influencing their respective governments and public leaders to a take stand against the Pakistani genocide in favor of the independence of Bangladesh.

The Bangladesh Government started broadcasting, first clandestinely and then on a regular wave-length the "Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra" (Independent Bangladesh Radio Station) and its news, features and songs brought messages of hope to the entrenched country of Bangladesh and also encouraged the people stranded in the besieged country throughout the nine months. It also brought messages of hope to the people living in utter misery in the refugee camps and to the the freedom fighters themselves. A number of locally printed news bulletins also made their appearance and used to be distributed clandestinely in different regions of Bangladesh.