Tully was the BBC’s South Asia correspondent when the Liberation War broke out. He became a household name in Bangladesh for his news broadcasts on BBC Radio, which became a leading source of information on the conflict. In 2012, Bangladesh named him a Foreign Friend of Bangladesh for his role in highlighting the true face of the war to the world. He was BBC’s South Asia correspondent, a post in which he served for 20 years. He was often described by the UK media as one of the BBC’s most famed foreign correspondents.

Source: bd News24 January 25, 2026 11:23 UTC