Bangabandhu Military Museum

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The glorious liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971, led by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, revealed the final exposure of the valiant military resistance and sacrifice of millions. As a notable part of the military heritage of Bangladesh, an “Army Museum” was established at the entrance of Mirpur Cantonment in Dhaka in March 1987, and subsequently on 26 November 1987, the museum was inaugurated. In between September 1997 to March 1998, the ‘Army...

The glorious liberation war of Bangladesh in 1971, led by Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, revealed the final exposure of the valiant military resistance and sacrifice of millions. As a notable part of the military heritage of Bangladesh, an “Army Museum” was established at the entrance of Mirpur Cantonment in Dhaka in March 1987, and subsequently on 26 November 1987, the museum was inaugurated. In between September 1997 to March 1998, the ‘Army Museum’ was shifted to its present location Bijoy Sarani and renamed as Bangladesh Military Museum by the patronization of former Chief of Army Staff Lieutenant General Mohammad Mostafizur Rahman, Bir Bikram, NDC, psc. The museum was for the time being housed in a two-storied building. On 11 January 2020, the Armed Forces Division formed a Board of Officers’ to renovate and modernize the museum with the Chief of General Staff as its chairman and members from three services. This B of O proposed for a world-class museum and rename it as Bangabandhu Military Museum.