বাংলাদেশ সামরিক জাদুঘর | |
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Former name | Bangabandhu Military Museum |
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| Established | 1987; 38 years ago (1987) |
| 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 |
| Type | Military |
| Curator | Bangladesh Army |
| Website | militarymuseum.com |
Bangladesh Military Museum is a military museum inDhaka,Bangladesh.[1] Administered by theBangladesh Army, the museum is located right beside theNovo Theatre atBijoy 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 aged people.[8]
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 thenPakistan Army after theBangladesh Liberation War.[10] Following the fall of theSheikh Hasina ledAwami League government in August 2024, Bangabandhu Military Museum was renamed to its previous name Bangladesh Military Museum.[11][12]
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), Foster Lomas Architects (FLA) and exhibition designers Real Studios combinedly worked on the museum's interior and exterior.[13]
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, andBangladesh 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.[14]
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 calledStar Cineplex.[15]
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