Bangladesh Police Liberation War Museum

Bangladesh Police Liberation War Museum
বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ যাদুঘর
Established March 24, 2013 (2013-03-24)
Location Rajarbagh Police Lines
Coordinates 23°44′21.3″N 90°25′9.1″E / 23.739250°N 90.419194°E / 23.739250; 90.419194Coordinates: 23°44′21.3″N 90°25′9.1″E / 23.739250°N 90.419194°E / 23.739250; 90.419194
Type War museum
Collections

The materials used by the East Pakistan Rifles and etc during the Liberation War of Bangladesh such as:

Founder Bangladesh Government
Architect Mir Amin [1]
Owner Bangladesh Police
Website http://www.police.gov.bd (Official website of Bangladesh Police)

Bangladesh Police Liberation War Museum is a museum that commorates the contributions of Bangladesh Police to the Bangladesh Liberation War.[2] It is located at Rajarbagh Police Lines on 1.5 bigha (216,000 sq ft) land area and was established on 24 March 2013.[3] It contains various materials and symbols which denote the sacrifice of police soldiers during the War. It has a research unit, the unit identified police officer killed in British Council premises during the Bangladesh Liberation war.[4]

Background History

The liberation war of Bangladesh took place in 1971. On 25 March,1971, the Pakistani Military attacked Rajarbagh Police Lines. The unarmed Bangalee police,being attacked unexpectedly,armed themselves with whatever they had. The armed with three knot three rifles etc to protect ownselves and protest against military. But, unfortunately, most of the police could not protest properly and were killed by the well-armed army. After about 42 years of their martyrdom,the Govt took steps to hold their memory. The museum,firstly,was inaugurated by the prime minister Sheikh Hasina,on the telecom building in Rajarbagh Police Lines on 24 March, 2013.

References

  1. 1 2 jugantor.com. "বাংলাদেশ পুলিশ মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জাদুঘর | ভ্রমণ | Jugantor". jugantor.com. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  2. ↑ "PM for strengthening community policing". The Daily Star. 2017-01-24. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  3. ↑ "Valour of Rajarbagh goes on display". The Daily Star. 2013-03-25. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
  4. ↑ "Finding the brave souls". The Daily Star. 2017-10-22. Retrieved 2018-03-13.

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