The Bangladesh Armed Forces are the military forces of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. They consist of the three uniformed military services: the Bangladesh Army, the Bangladesh Navy, and the Bangladesh Air Force. The Armed Forces are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Defence of the Government of Bangladesh, and are directly administered by the Armed Forces Division of the Prime Minister's Office. The President of Bangladesh serves as the Commander-in-Chief of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. Bangladesh has the third-largest defence budget in South Asia. The Bangladeshi military is the 37th strongest in the world and the third most powerful military force in South Asia. Border Guard Bangladesh and Bangladesh Coast Guard are under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Home Affairs during peacetime, but during wartime, they fall under the command of the Bangladesh Army and the Bangladesh Navy, respectively.
Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, also known by the honorific Bangabandhu, was a Bangladeshi politician, revolutionary, statesman, activist and diarist, who was the founding leader of Bangladesh. As the leader of Bangladesh, he had held continuous positions either as Bangladesh's president or as its prime minister from April 1971 until his assassination in August 1975. His nationalist ideology, socio-political theories, and political doctrines are collectively known as Mujibism.
The Bangladesh Air Force (BAF) is the aerial warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces. The air force is primarily responsible for air defence of Bangladesh's sovereign territory as well as providing air support to the Bangladesh Army and Bangladesh Navy. Furthermore, the BAF has a territorial role in providing tactical and strategic air transport and logistics capability for the country.
The Bangladesh Navy is the naval warfare branch of the Bangladesh Armed Forces, responsible for the defence of Bangladesh's 118,813 square kilometres (45,874 sq mi) of maritime territorial area from any external threat, and the security of sea ports and exclusive economic zones of Bangladesh. Bangladesh Navy is a front line disaster management force in Bangladesh. The navy takes part in United Nations peacekeeping.
The Liberation War Museum is a museum at Agargaon in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, which commemorates the Bangladesh Liberation War that led to the independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan.
The Bangladesh National Museum, is the national museum of Bangladesh. The museum is well organized and displays have been housed chronologically in several departments like department of ethnography and decorative art, department of history and classical art, department of natural history, and department of contemporary and world civilization. The museum also has a rich conservation laboratory. Nalini Kanta Bhattasali served as the first curator of the museum during 1914–1947.
The Special Security Force is a Bangladeshi law enforcement agency that provides protection to the President, Prime Minister and the Chief Adviser as well as any person designated as a VVIP as per state protocol, including visiting foreign dignitaries.
Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre is a planetarium on Bijoy Sharani Avenue of Tejgaon area in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Star Cineplex is a Bangladeshi movie theater chain. It is owned by Show Motion Limited and the first of its type in Dhaka, Bangladesh.
Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, also known as Bangabandhu Bhaban or Dhanmondi 32, located in Dhanmondi, Dhaka, Bangladesh, was the personal residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, who was also called Bangabandhu, the founding leader and president of Bangladesh. Mujib was assassinated with most members of his family in this residence. The museum was listed as a national heritage site in 2009 by RAJUK and was largely damaged in a mob violence in 2024.
Bangladesh Police Liberation War Museum is a museum that commemorates the contribution of Bangladesh Police to the Bangladesh Liberation War. It is located at Rajarbagh Police Lines on 1.5 bighas of land area and was established on 24 March 2013. It contains various materials and symbols which denote the sacrifice of police soldiers during the war. The museum's research unit identified a police officer killed in British Council premises during the Bangladesh Liberation war. Habibur Rahman is the founder and President of Bangladesh Police Liberation War Museum
Bijoy TV is a Bangladeshi Bengali-language privately owned satellite and cable television channel based in Banglamotor, Dhaka. This channel was established by former mayor of Chittagong A. B. M. Mohiuddin Chowdhury. Former Deputy Minister of Education Mohibul Hasan Chowdhury is one of the shareholders and the former managing director of Bijoy TV.
Toshakhana is a specialized treasury for gifts received by the President and Prime Minister of Bangladesh. The gifts are considered property of the state and are stored in Toshakhana which is part of the Presidential palace, Bangabhaban. Several of the items of the Toshkhana are stored at the National museum and Toshakhana Museum, which was built in 2018.
Bangladesh Bank Taka Museum is a numismatic museum in Dhaka, Bangladesh run by Bangladesh Bank. The museum displays the history of currency in Bangladesh from the ancient times to the present. It also displays the currencies of different countries of the world.
The Mausoleum of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is the mausoleum of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding leader and the first president of the People's Republic of Bangladesh. It is located in Tungipara of Gopalganj district, the birthplace of Mujib, and was designed by architects Ehsan Khan, Ishtiaque Jahir and Iqbal Habib.
Dhaka City Museum is a local museum, situated in Nagar Bhaban, Dhaka. This museum was established in 1987 to present the history of Dhaka city to the public, which later became government ownership in 1996.
Bijoy Sarani is an elevated metro station of the Dhaka Metro's MRT Line 6. This station is located in the area of Tejgaon Thana. The station began its service on 13 December 2023.
Bijoy Sarani is a main road in Dhaka city. Between Farmgate and Old Airport, Sonny Rangs Building has connected Farm House to Rokeya Sarani crosswise. The busy road, the mural Vijay Sarani fountain at one end and a militant airstrip at the other end is placed on the island. Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre is located on one side of it.
Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue is a major avenue in Dhaka. The avenue was formerly known as VIP Road. It starts from Doyal Square at University of Dhaka and ends at Bijoy Sarani Intersection.
On 5 August 2024, after the resignation of the Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina following the Student–People's uprising, a large golden statue of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, country's first president and Hasina's father, at the Mrityunjayee Prangan in Bijoy Sarani, Dhaka was destroyed and toppled down by the protesters. The event received global media coverage and live broadcast, wherein it came to symbolise the end of Sheikh Hasina's 15-year rule and Sheikh Mujib's cult of personality in Bangladesh.
Models at the Army Gallery in Bangladesh Military Museum
One of the Augmented reality exhibits of the Navy Gallery at the Bangladesh Military Museum
Decommissioned P 4-class torpedo boat of Bangladesh Navy preserved at Bangladesh Military Museum
Models at the Navy Gallery in Bangladesh Military Museum
UN Peacekeeping Gallery at Bangladesh Military Museum
Digital 360 degree fish tank at Bangladesh Military Museum
Main Building of the Museum
Green field and Statue
Star Cineplex inside the Museum
One side of the museum
