National Library of Bangladesh

Coordinates: 23°46′33″N 90°22′26″E / 23.7759°N 90.3740°E / 23.7759; 90.3740
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National Library of Bangladesh
বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় গ্রন্থাগার
Sher-e-Bangla Nagor, Dhaka
Established1973 (51 years ago) (1973)[1]
Architect(s)Muzharul Islam Edit this on Wikidata
Collection
Size500,000 total books
200,000 processed books
Access and use
Members8,200
Other information
Budget18,200,000 BDT
(1 crore and 82 lac)[2]
DirectorWadudul Bari Chowdhury (1990)[3]
Dr. K.M. Karim (1972)
Employees98[2]
Websitenlb.gov.bd

The National Library of Bangladesh (NLB;

romanized: Bānlādēśa jātīẏa granthāgāra) is the legal depository of all new books and other printed materials published in Bangladesh under the copyright law of Bangladesh. It was founded in 1973, but it traces its origins back to 1967, before the Bangladesh Liberation War and its independence.[4] It is open to general public and has both Bengali and English language books.[5] It is housed in the National Library Bhaban.[6]

History

After the partition of the subcontinent in 1947, the government of

Dhaka Electric Supply Company and the Public Works Department refused to fix it.[6] It has faced criticism for not having an online catalogue.[7]

References

  1. ^ "Background information of the National Library of Bangladesh, Directorate of Archives and Libraries, Ministry of Cultural Affairs". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  2. ^ a b "Administration information, Directorate of Archives and Libraries, Ministry of Cultural Affairs". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  3. ^ "History about the Directorate, Directorate of Archives and Libraries, Ministry of Cultural Affairs". Archived from the original on 12 August 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.
  4. ^ a b Ahmed, Sharif Uddin. "National Library". en.banglapedia.org. Banglapedia. Archived from the original on 29 December 2017. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  5. ^ Munim, Rifat. "On the Threshold of Learning". Star Weekend Magazine. The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 5 January 2018. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  6. ^ a b "Power-cut to cost priceless documents". The Daily Star. 16 June 2008. Archived from the original on 6 November 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
  7. ^ Morshed, Adnan. "e-Bangladesh". The Daily Star. Archived from the original on 31 October 2020. Retrieved 18 December 2017.
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