Liberation War Museum
The Liberation War Museum is a museum at Agargaon in Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh, which commemorates the Bangladesh Liberation War that led to the independence of Bangladesh from Pakistan.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Also known as: “Muktijuddho Jadughôr”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Baitul Mukarram National Mosque and National Stadium, Dhaka.
Baitul Mukarram National Mosque
Mosque
Photo: আহসান হাবীব, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Baitul Mukarram, officially Baitul Mukarram National Mosque, is the national mosque of Bangladesh. It is located at the center of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. The mosque was completed in 1968. It has a capacity of more than 42,000 worshipers. Baitul Mukarram National Mosque is situated 650 metres southeast of Liberation War Museum.
National Stadium, Dhaka
Stadium
Photo: Pinu Rahman, CC BY-SA 4.0.
National Stadium, Dhaka is a multipurpose sports arena and the national stadium of Bangladesh. Located in the Motijheel area of Dhaka, it is predominantly used for football matches and serves as the home venue for the Bangladesh national football team. National Stadium, Dhaka is situated 1 km southeast of Liberation War Museum.
Bangladesh Secretariat
Metro station
Bangladesh Secretariat is an elevated metro station of Dhaka Metro Rail's MRT Line 6, in Bangladesh. It is located in the neighbourhood of Segunbagicha, near Bangladesh Secretariat and Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Bangladesh Secretariat is situated 220 metres south of Liberation War Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paltan and Central Dhaka.
Paltan
Suburb
Paltan is a thana of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It is often said to be the center of Dhaka, dividing "Old Dhaka" and "New Dhaka". Paltan was made a thana in 2005 by then Prime Minister Begum Khaleda Zia.
Central Dhaka
Central Dhaka includes Motijheel, the centre of finance and business, the University of Dhaka, a historic area with a number of museums, and Tejgaon-Dhanmondi, home to large shopping malls, markets and a variety of eateries.
Old Dhaka
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Old Dhaka is a term used to refer to the historic old city of Dhaka, the capital of Bangladesh. It was founded in 1608 as Jahangirabad or Jahangirnagar, the capital of Mughal Province of Bengal and named after the Mughal emperor Jahangir.
Liberation War Museum
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: Ward - 56, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, South Asia, Asia
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Uzbek—“Liberation War Museum” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “মুক্তিযুদ্ধ জাদুঘর”
- Bengali: “মুক্তিযুদ্ধ যাদুঘর”
- Catalan: “Museu de la Guerra d’Alliberament”
- Chinese: “解放戰爭博物館”
- Italian: “Liberation War Museum”
- Spanish: “Museo de la Guerra de Liberacion”
- Spanish: “Museo de la Guerra de Liberación”
- Uzbek: “Liberation War Muzey”
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