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The museum is part of a 67-acre complex at Suhrawardy Udyan, the site from where Sheikh Mujibur Rahman gave his historic speech declaring the struggle for independence, and where the Pakistani forces surrendered after the War of Liberation. The museum was opened to public on March 25, 2015, the 45th Independence Day of Bangladesh. [1]
This is an alphabetical list of museums in Bangladesh. List of Museum. Ahsan Manzil; Bagha Museum; Bangladesh Air Force Museum; Bangladesh Maritime Museum; Bangladesh Bank Taka Museum; Bangladesh Military Museum; Bangladesh National Museum; Birshreshtha Munshi Abdur Rouf Library and Museum; Bogra District Council Museum; Bangabandhu Memorial Museum
After independence, [4] the ground's name was changed to Suhrawardy Udyan in honour of politician Huseyn Shaheed Suhrawardy, [2] a key figure in the early political history of Pakistan and Bangladesh. [5] On 17 March 1972, a massive public meeting was jointly addressed by Indian Prime Minister Indira Gandhi and Mujibur Rahman at this site. [3] [2]
Swadhinata Stambha (Bengali: স্বাধীনতা স্তম্ভ, romanized: Sbādhīnatā Stambha) or Independence Monument is a national monument in Bangladesh to commemorate the historical events that took place in the Suhrawardy Udyan, previously known as Ramna Race Course ground regarding the Liberation War of Bangladesh.
In 2006, the museum was fitted with modern audiovisual and exhibition equipment as a donation from the Japanese government to help preserve the culture and heritage of Bangladesh's independence movement. [5] The museum is an institutional member of the American Alliance of Museums. [6]
In July 1915 it was handed over to the Naib Nazim of Dhaka. [4] Bangladesh National Museum was formed through the incorporation of Dhaka museum and it was made the national museum of Bangladesh on 17 November 1983. It is located at Shahbag, Dhaka. [5] [4] It has several publications from 1978, first was "Islamic Art in Bangladesh, Catalogue". [6]
It was built to honour and remember those who died during the Bangladesh Liberation War (as well as the genocide) in 1971, which resulted in Bangladesh's independence from Pakistan. The monument is located in Savar, about 35 km northwest of the capital city, Dhaka. [1] It was designed by Syed Mainul Hossain and built by Concord Group. [2] [3]
Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, [a] also known as Bangabandhu Bhaban or Dhanmondi 32, was a museum located in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh, [1] which was once the personal residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who was also called Bangabandhu, the founding leader and president of Bangladesh. [2]