Liberation War Museum

Liberation War Museum makes us proud and nostalgic. The history of our hard-fought independence remains enlivened by the war museum. We know our freedom fighters had dedicated their lives for the noble cause of independence. They fought a bloody war for nine months with the Pakistani hyenas and liberated Bangladesh in 1971. The museum is a vehicle to show respects for our freedom fighters. It memorialises Bangladesh Liberation War that led to the independence Bangladesh from Pakistan.

The museum is situated at Segunbagicha in the capital, Dhaka. It was thrown open to the audience on March 22, 1996, and has more than 21,000 artefacts and exhibits on display in the museum or stored in its archives. It is currently being rebuilt, with the new facilities expected to open in March 2017. The prime objective of the museum is to make the new generations aware about the true spirit and aspirations for which their forefathers had fought. It also encourages them to take a firm stand against violations of human rights and the acts of genocide carried out in 1971.

The galleries on the ground floor begin with covering the early history of Bangladesh and the Indian independence movement against British Raj in Bengali. A major section records the events of the Language Movement for the recognition of the Bengali language in Pakistan, which is regarded as the beginning of the movement for Bangladesh’s independence.  Several galleries highlight the building sectional conflict between West Pakistan and Bangladesh, the rise of Bengali nationalist leader Sheik Maribor Raman and the events of 1971.