Lesson 4/53 min
Museums and genocide memory
Museums
| Museum | Place | Key fact |
|---|---|---|
| Liberation War Museum | Formerly Segunbagicha, now Agargaon, Dhaka | Opened 22 March 1996; non-government, built by citizens |
| Bijoy Ketan Museum | Dhaka Cantonment | The Agartala-case prison, called ‘Hall of Fame’; the Bangabandhu Museum is part of it |
| 1971: Genocide-Torture Archive and Museum | Khulna | Started 17 May 2014; Bangladesh’s first genocide museum |
Also know
- Among the founding trustees of the Liberation War Museum were Aly Zaker, Sara Zaker and Mofidul Hoque
- The Bijoy Ketan Museum was made in 1999 from the building where the case was heard
- Muntasir Mamun took the lead in creating the Khulna museum
The Chuknagar massacre
- Date: 20 May 1971
- Place: Chuknagar, Dumuria upazila, Khulna
- Dead: roughly 10,000 to 12,000; called the largest single massacre of the war
Did you know?: The books treat Bijoy Ketan as the war memorial of Dhaka Cantonment. The sculpture at the main gate is also called Bijoy Ketan.
Check yourself
Where is the ‘Genocide Museum’?
At a glance
- 1
The Liberation War Museum opened on 22 March 1996 at Segunbagicha; it is non-government.
- 2
The Bijoy Ketan Museum is in Dhaka Cantonment; the Agartala-case prison there is the ‘Hall of Fame’.
- 3
Khulna’s 1971: Genocide-Torture Archive and Museum started on 17 May 2014; Bangladesh’s first genocide museum.
- 4
The Chuknagar massacre: 20 May 1971, Dumuria, Khulna; roughly 10,000–12,000 killed.