What is Bangladesh National Museum?
[[Image:Bangladesh National Museum southern side (01).jpg|thumb|Southern side of the building]] The '''Bangladesh National Museum''', is the national museum of [[Bangladesh]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/video-stories/watch-now-novera%E2%80%99s-exhibition-begins-national-museum-153904|title=[WATCH NOW] Novera’s exhibition begins at National Museum|date=2015-10-08|work=The Daily Star|access-date=2017-12-19|language=en}}</ref> Bangladesh National Museum was formed through the incorporation of Dhaka museum and it was made the national museum of Bangladesh on 17 November 1983. It is located at Shahbag, [[Dhaka]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://bangladeshmuseum.gov.bd/site/|title=Welcome to Bangladesh National Museum|website=bangladeshmuseum.gov.bd|language=en-gb|access-date=2017-12-19|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171028002758/http://bangladeshmuseum.gov.bd/site/|archive-date=28 October 2017|url-status=dead}}</ref> The museum is well organized and displays have been housed chronologically in several departments like department of [[ethnography]] and decorative art, department of history and classical art, department of natural history, and department of contemporary and world civilization. [[Image:Rishabhdeva at Bangladesh National Museum.png|thumb|150px|The idol of [[Rishabhanatha|Rishabhdeva]] in seated posture in display.]] ==References== {{Reflist}} {{authority control}} [[Category:Buildings and structures in Dhaka]] [[Category:Bangladeshi culture]] [[Category:National museums in Asia]] [[Category:1913 establishments in Asia]] [[Category:Buildings and structures completed in the 20th century]]