Bagha Museum Explained

Bagha Museum
Native Name:বাঘা জাদুঘর
Native Name Lang:bn
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Location:Bagha, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Coordinates:24.1981°N 88.8399°W
Owner:Bangladesh Government
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Start Date:June 2011
Completion Date:July 2012

Bagha Museum (Bengali: বাঘা জাদুঘর) is a museum in the Bagha Upazila of Rajshahi District in Bangladesh. It was established in July 2012 and opened for public on 7 May 2015.[1] [2] [3]

History

This museum is maintained by Department of Archaeology (Bangladesh). Though the construction was completed in July 2012, the museum was opened for the public on 7 May 2015.[4]

Schedule

In summer it is open from 10 am to 6 pm. In the middle of the day from 1 pm to 1.30 pm for half an hour it will close. In winter, it is open from 9 am to 5 pm. Fridays are closed from 12:30 to 3:30 for Jumma prayers. Sunday is the public holiday and Mondays are open from 2:00 p.m. The museum is also open on special government days.

Ticket prices

There is a ticket counter next to the gate of the museum. Tickets cost 15 taka per person, however tickets are not required for any child under five years. The entrance fee for secondary level children and adolescents is 5 taka. Tickets cost 50 taka for SAARC foreign visitors and 200 taka for other foreign visitors.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bagha Museum. live. 16 June 2021. bagha.rajshahi.gov.bd. https://web.archive.org/web/20181207102643/http://bagha.rajshahi.gov.bd:80/site/tourist_spot/e112f45b-ab1c-4d67-8051-1e15400cc5ff/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%98%E0%A6%BE%20%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%98%E0%A6%B0 . 7 December 2018 .
  2. Web site: bn:বাংলাদেশের বিভিন্ন জাদুঘরের অবস্থান বিষয়ক তথ্য: পার্ট-০২. https://www.bdchakri.com/viewtopic.php?t=5433. 2021-06-16. bdchakri.com. bn.
  3. Web site: Museums . live. 16 June 2021. archaeology.portal.gov.bd. https://web.archive.org/web/20160912234948/http://archaeology.portal.gov.bd/site/page/46a886e4-0d38-4c9b-9c40-444783026e21/%E0%A6%9C%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%98%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A7%82%E0%A6%B9 . 12 September 2016 .
  4. News: 6 May 2015. bn:নির্মাণের তিন বছর পর কাল চালু হচ্ছে বাঘা জাদুঘর অন্যান্য. http://archive1.ittefaq.com.bd/print-edition/others/2015/05/06/47205.html. dead. 2021-06-16. The Daily Ittefaq. bn. 28 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210628134712/https://archive1.ittefaq.com.bd/print-edition/others/2015/05/06/47205.html.