Bangladesh
Published on: Apr 16, 2007

Private Archives


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State Archives

  • Bangladesh National Archives
    National Library Building
    32, Sher-E-Bangla Nagar
    Agargaon, Dhaka 1207
    Tel: 880-2-326572, 313969, 312733
  • Bangladesh National Museum
    Shahbagh, Dhaka 1000
    Tel: 880-2-8619396-9/8619400
    Fax: 880-2-8615585
    E-mail: dnmuseum@bdonline.com
    Website: http://www.bangladeshmuseum.org

    The objective of the Bangladesh National Museum is to preserve and display the cultural properties and heritage of Bangladesh. The museum was inaugurated on November 17, 1983 incorporating the cultural properties of the old Dhaka Museum established on August 7, 1913. As a multi-disciplinary museum, it is currently the biggest repository of antiquities and art objects in Bangladesh, and also includes archives in natural history.

    The museum also houses a unique collection on rural panorama through paintings; ethnographic specimens; archaeological objects; sculptures of Buddhist, Jaina and Hindu religions in stone, metal and terracotta. It is also a storehouse of pre-historic metal works, porcelain, glasswares, and documents of national heroes; on the language movement and freedom struggle relics and mementoes of martyred intellectuals.

    Four curatorial departments deal with the museum objects with respect to collection, preservation, exhibition, research and publication: (1) Department of History and Classical Art; (2) Department of Ethnography and Decorative Art; (3) Department of Natural History; (4) Department of Contemporary Art and World Civilization.

  • Mahasthangarh Museum
    Mahasthangarh, Bogra
    Tel: 880-051-6527/051-6071

    The collections at this date back to an ancient city called Pundranagar which existed from 4th century B.C. to 14th century A.D. This could be of interest to scholars interested in ancient coins and precious stones.

  • National Museum of Science & Technology (NMST)
    Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar
    Dhaka 1207
    Tel: 880-2-9112084/8130696
    Fax: 880-2-9114831

    The NMST was established in 1965 as an informal science and technology education center. Its main objective is to popularize science and technology. Among its unique collections are the oldest printing press in Dhaka (1883); Lino Compose Machine and various other scientific objects. This institution also publishes science magazines in Bangladesh.

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  • Osmany Museum
    Naiorpul
    Sylhet
    Tel: 880-821-714361

    Osmany Museum was established in 1987 in the Sylhet City situated at the northeastern part of Bangladesh. The museum was founded after the name of General Ataul Gani Osmany, Commander in Chief of the great liberation war. 'Noor Manjil', one of the residences of General Osmany, was transformed into a museum with exhibits related to Osmany's works and life. Different events of liberation war are also painted in oil color and displayed in the gallery.

  • Sitakot Vihara Archaeological Museum
    Fatehpur Maras
    Nowabgonj, Dinajpur
    Collection: Dated 7th - 8th century A.D. includes bronze; sculptural pieces of Mahayana origin; iron dagger; terracotta net sinker; terracotta cone; potteries of early medieval origin.
  • Zia Memorial Museum
    S.S. Khaled Road
    Chittagong 4000
    Tel: 880-31-616348/620341

    Zia memorial museum is situated in the port city of Chittagong and housed in the old circuit house building, which represents beautiful architectural features of South East Asia. The building was constructed on a small hill in 1913. This commemorative museum houses the Late President Ziaur Rahman's mementos and personal belongings. It was established in 1983 with 12 galleries.

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