Collectorate Bhaban, Barishal

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Collectorate Bhaban
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Collectorate Bhaban, Barishal
General information
Location Barisal Sadar Upazila
Town or city Barisal District
Country Bangladesh
Opened1821
Owner Department of Archaeology
Height1.2 meter
Technical details
Size94x21 meter
Other information
Number of rooms18

Barishal Collectorate Bhaban or Barisal Collectorate Bhaban is British colonial administrative building located in Sadar Upazila of Barisal District in Bangladesh. It is now classified as a protected site of the Department of Archaeology. The government of Bangladesh has turned the building into a museum named Barisal Divisional Museum which was inaugurated on 8 June 2015. [1] [2]

History

The building was deemed unfit in 1979 and abandoned in 1984. [3] The Government of Bangladesh published a gazette in 2004 declaring the building as a protected site. [3] It was handed over to the Department of Archaeology in 2005. Later in 2012, the building was renovated and declared as a museum in 2015. It contains more than 200 different old furniture, stone statues, terracotta plaques, crafted bricks, old coins etc. [3]

Built in 1821, it is believed to be the first government building in the country. During the British colonial period, important administrative activities were carried out from this building. In independent Bangladesh, the building became known as Barishal Deputy Commissioner's office. [3] It is 91.44 meters in length and 27.43 meters wide. There are 18 rooms in the building. [3]

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References

  1. "Barisal Museum opens". The Independent. Dhaka. Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  2. রিশাল কালক্টরেট ভবন জাদুঘর. archaeology.gov.bd (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 November 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 বরিশাল কালেক্টরেট ভবন. Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Retrieved 30 November 2019.