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After the partition of the subcontinent in 1947, the government of Pakistan established the National Library of Pakistan in Karachi in 1962 and a provincial book deposit branch of the Pakistan National Library in Dhaka in 1967. After the liberation war of Bangladesh, it was keenly felt by all quarters that a national library is indispensable ...
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]
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.
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The National Library of Pakistan (Urdu: قومى کتب خانہ پاکستان) is located in the vicinity of the Red Zone, Islamabad, Pakistan. [4] Argued to be the country's oldest cultural institution, the library is a leading resource for information — ancient and new. [ 5 ]
The Government of Bangladesh established a network of public libraries down to every district and the department of Public Libraries was established in 1983 to manage them. [5] In 2010 the department exchanged material on Bangladesh Liberation war with the National Library of India. [6]
A "♦" indicates a national library of a province or state, or constituent country or dependent state [neutrality is disputed]. It is listed under the sovereign state which governs that entity. Sovereign states are listed even when they have no national library or when the existence and name of a national library could not yet be ascertained.
The Library Association of Bangladesh traces its origins to the Pakistan Granthagar Samiti (Pakistan Library Association) which was formed in July 1956. The first convenor of the association was the Professor of Geography at Dhaka University, Dr Nafis Ahmed. On 30 June 1957, the constitution of the Pakistan Library Association was adapted.