Postal Museum
The Postal Museum is a museum specialising in philately, located in the General Post Office, Dhaka, Bangladesh. The Postal Museum was inaugurated in 1985 but it was not so popular.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Museum
- Description: museum in Dhaka, Bangladesh
- Also known as: “Philatelic Museum” and “Postal Museum, Dhaka”
- Address: S. Nazrul Islam Sharani
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 220 metres northeast of Postal 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 280 metres east of Postal Museum.
Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium
Pitch
Maulana Bhasani Hockey Stadium is a field hockey stadium located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the first hockey stadium in Bangladesh and also the headquarters of Bangladesh Hockey Federation. Maulana Bhashani National Hockey Stadium is situated 340 metres southeast of Postal Museum.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Paltan and Motijheel.
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.
Motijheel
Suburb
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
Photo: Shmunmun, CC BY-SA 3.0.
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.
Postal Museum
- Categories: philatelic museum, tourism, and tourist attraction
- Location: Ward - 36, DCC (Kotwali), Dhaka District, Dhaka Division, Bangladesh, South Asia, Asia
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Latitude
23.72832° or 23° 43′ 42″ northLongitude
90.41085° or 90° 24′ 39″ eastOpen location code
7MMGPCH6+88OpenStreetMap ID
node 4668292079OpenStreetMap feature
tourism=museumWikidata ID
Q18988201
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In Other Languages
From Bengali to Central Kurdish—“Postal Museum” goes by many names.
- Bengali: “বাংলাদেশ ডাক জাদুঘর”
- Central Kurdish: “مۆزەخانەی پۆست، داکا”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include GPO and Baitul Mokarram Market.
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