Bangabandhu Military Museum

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Bangladesh Military Museum
বাংলাদেশ সামরিক জাদুঘর
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Bangabandhu Military Museum
Established1987
Location Bijoy Sarani Avenue, Tejgaon, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Coordinates 23°45′50″N90°23′09″E / 23.7638°N 90.3858°E / 23.7638; 90.3858
TypeMilitary
Curator Bangladesh Army
Website www.bangabandhumilitarymuseum.com

Bangladesh Military Museum, also known as Bangabandhu Military Museum, is a military museum in Dhaka, Bangladesh. [1] Administered by the Bangladesh Army, the museum is located right beside the Novo Theatre at Bijoy Sarani of the capital Dhaka. [2] [3] [4] The museum has a collection of Bangladesh's military history, heritage, success stories and various weapons and ammunition. [5] [6] [7] It is now most popular to the young generation and also to the ll ages people. [8]

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History

The museum was established in 1987 as Bangladesh Military Museum. [6] It was permanently moved in its current location at Bijoy Sarani in 1999. [9] It has a collection of vehicles and weapons rescued from the then Pakistani army after the Liberation war of Bangladesh. [10]

Design and layout

The museum is a joint venture project of, Ali Imam (Architect), Bayejid Mahbub Khondker (Architect), Nakshabid Architects (an architectural consultancy firm), Design Work Group (DWG), Mukta Dinwiddie Maclaren Architects (MDM) combinedly worked on the museum's interior and exterior. [11]

The museum is divided in to six sections, including the Bangladesh History Gallery on the ground floor, Bangladesh Army Gallery on the 2nd floor, Bangladesh Air Force gallery on the 3rd floor, UN Peacekeeping Gallery on the 4th floor, and Bangladesh Navy Gallery at the basement.

There is also a separate museum named "Toshakhana Jadughor" within the museum complex, where gifts and awards received by the country's important personnel are showcased. [12]

There is also a grand sculpture in the middle of the "Toshakhana Jadughor" and all the artefacts see showcased around it in a corkscrew pattern.

The museum also has a wide implementation of Augmented Reality, Interactive Displays, Virtual Reality, Holograms etc. It also has a private movie theater called Star Cineplex. [13]

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The site map/layout at the Bangladesh Military Museum

References

  1. ↑ "In awe of uniforms of valour". The Daily Star. 11 December 2018.
  2. ↑ "Hasina opens Military Museum". The Daily Star. 7 January 2022.
  3. ↑ "Plan to set up Military Museum in capital". The Independent. Dhaka. Archived from the original on 18 June 2017. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  4. ↑ "President visits Bangabandhu Military Museum". BSS. 30 July 2022.
  5. ↑ "A portal to travel back to the nation's glorious past". The Financial Express. 1 September 2022.
  6. 1 2 ঘুরে আসুন সামরিক জাদুঘর, চলছে প্রদর্শনী. Dhaka Times 24 (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 2 December 2016. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  7. ↑ বিজয়ের সমরসম্ভার সামরিক জাদুঘরে. Samakal (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  8. ↑ "Military Museum will inspire youths to join armed forces: PM". The Financial Express. 7 January 2022.
  9. ↑ সামরিক জাদুঘরে মুক্তিযুদ্ধের স্মৃতি. Ekushey TV (in Bengali). Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  10. ↑ সামরিক জাদুঘর সশস্ত্রবাহিনীর রোমাঞ্চকর ইতিহাস. The Daily Sangram (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 6 March 2019. Retrieved 4 March 2019.
  11. ↑ "Bangabandhu Military Museum: When architecture brings bravery and history to life". The Business Standard . 22 March 2022.
  12. ↑ "PM for upholding dignity by building poverty-free prosperous country". The Financial Express. 1 November 2018.
  13. ↑ "Star Cineplex's branch at Bangabandhu Military Museum opens tomorrow". The Daily Star. 11 May 2022.
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