Ethnological Museum, Chittagong Explained

Ethnological Museum
Pushpin Map:Bangladesh
Coordinates:22.328°N 91.815°W
Established:1965
Location:Agrabad C/A, Chittagong, Bangladesh
Type:Ethnological
Visitors:200-300 (per day)
Curator:Mohammed Amiruzzaman[1]

The Ethnological Museum of Chittagong (Bengali: জাতিতাত্ত্বিক জাদুঘর) is the only ethnological museum in Bangladesh. Located in Agrabad, Chittagong,[2] it contains displays featuring the history of Bangladesh's tribal people.[3]

History

The museum was established in 1965 and opened to the public in 1974. Two rooms were added to the museum during 1985–1995. In 1996, a gallery with folk articles of Bengali-speaking people was added.

External links

Notes and References

  1. News: Minhaj Uddin, Ctg . Breaking & Latest News from Bangladesh . The Daily Star . 2013-06-12.
  2. Web site: Prof. Sirajul Islam . Ethnological Museum . Banglapedia . 2009-10-01 . 2015-07-23 . 2015-07-23 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150723091857/http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Ethnological_Museum . live .
  3. Web site: Ethnological Museum Chittagong | By Bangladesh Channel . Bangladesh.com . 2013-06-12 . 2015-04-15 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150415012943/http://www.bangladesh.com/museums/ethnological/ . live .