What is Chittagong University Museum?
{{Infobox museum |name = Chittagong University Museum |image = Chittagong University Museum (02).jpg |imagesize = 200 |map_type = |map_caption = |latitude =22.4704368 |longitude =91.7844642 |established = [[14 June]] [[1973]] |location = [[University of Chittagong]], [[Hathajari Upazila|Hathajari]], [[Chittagram]], Bangladesh |type = [[University museum]] |visitors = |director = Bhuiyan Iqbal |curator = |publictransit = |website = {{URL|www.cum.org.bd}} }} '''''Chittagong University Museum''''' is the only academic museum in [[Bangladesh]]. It is located on the [[University of Chittagong]] campus in Hathazari Upazila of Chittagong District. The aim of providing assistance to students and researchers in education and research activities on human history, art and culture; collection, preservation, and display of artefacts of archaeology, history and ancient art; and creating opportunities for basic research on these subjects.{{r|Ahmed}} It is the only [[art museum]] in Chittagong and is considered the only museum among public universities in the country.{{r|Ahmed}} The current collection of the museum is around a hundred, which includes prehistoric and archaeological sculptures, folk art, various collections of Islamic and contemporary art and modern art of Bangladesh. There are wood fossils; various artefacts excavated from the archaeological sites of Mainamati, Mahasthan and Paharpur; ancient and medieval coins, inscriptions, manuscripts, sculptures, terracotta, weapons and firearms, clothing, metal artefacts, porcelain and other minor folk artefacts. A fish fossil of the tertiary period obtained from the Nasirabad hills of the Chittagong metropolis is considered the oldest specimen of this museum. Historical documents of Swadhin Bangla Betar Kendra; the archives of this museum have notable liberation war posters, pamphlets, newspaper clippings, various publications and administrative documents collected from different