Bangabandhu Military Museum | বঙ্গবন্ধু সামরিক যাদুঘর

The museum’s primary purpose is to collect, conserve and exhibit the history, heritage, successes and progress of the Bangladesh military throughout the decades and to motivate people to join the force. Around Tk640 crore budget was allocated for this museum. It took almost five years to complete the museum’s construction, starting from March 17, 2017 till January 6, 2022.
Located right beside the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre at Bijoy Sarani in Dhaka, the Bangabandhu Military Museum is a contemporary establishment that endeavours to uphold Bangladeshi military forces’ bravery and glorious history.

The museum has six separate sections, including galleries for the Bangladesh Army, Navy, and Air Force. The maintenance accessories are kept in three separate workshops and stores in the basement. Other than the UN peacekeeping gallery on the top floor, the entire museum is organised from a national point of view.

Owned by the Ministry of Public Administration, a separate museum named “Toshakhana Jadughor” was also built within the museum complex, where valuable gifts and awards received by the country’s important personnel are displayed.

Keeping the grand sculpture of the Father of the Nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in the centre, all the artefacts of this particular museum have been showcased in a corkscrew pattern.

Except for the Toshakhana Jadughor, the entire property belongs to the Ministry of Defence – it is governed and maintained by the military.