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The foundation stone for Dhaka Central Public Library was laid in 1954 with the Registrar of Dhaka University as part-time Librarian. [2] Designated to be the centre for the public library system in the then East Pakistan on the basis of the recommendations made by Australian Library consultant Mr. L C Key in 1955, [3] it was opened to the public on 22 March 1958 with a stock of 10,040 books.
The directorate is under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs [4] The government of Bangladesh provided the library with air conditioning in 1978, under the government's five-year plan. In 2008 the library was without electricity for about a month because of the Dhaka Electric Supply Company and the Public Works Department refused to fix it. [6] It ...
District Govt. Public Library, Natore. Scientist.Dr. M.A. Wazed Miah Memorial Library, Mohmmadpur Town Hall, Fall market-3rd floor, Dhaka-1207 Sylhet Mushtak Chy Public Library,
In 1995, the "National Book Centre" law was passed in the parliament of Bangladesh, and the organization was subsequently renamed "National Book Centre". [4] In 2016, the government of Bangladesh announced plans to shift the National Book Centre and the Central Public Library to a newly constructed high-rise building. [5]
Entrance of Bishshoshahitto kendro building in Dhaka. Bishwo Shahitto Kendro (BSK) (Bengali: বিশ্ব সাহিত্য কেন্দ্র, meaning 'World-Literature Centre'), is a non-profit institution in Bangladesh to promote reading habits, enlightenment and progressive ideas among students and general public. [1]
Department of Archives and Libraries [1] is a government department responsible for the management and operations of the National Library and the National Archives in Bangladesh and is located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [2] It is the International Standard Book Number agency in Bangladesh responsible for providing publishers with ISBNs. [3]
DPI library [7] has a collection of 20,000 books and 10,000+ bound periodicals. Besides, 37 titles are in the current subscription list of journals. The main reading room of central library can accommodate 100 students at a time to provide reading facilities of rare and out of print books, ready reference and prescribed textbooks.
Since 1952, the library has been managed by the District Commissioner of Rajshahi District. The library lost its records and many of its books and furniture during the Bangladesh Liberation war in 1971. A catalogue of the books was created after the independence of Bangladesh. The Library has over 35 thousand books. [1]