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In 1956, [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]], the then industry minister of [[East Pakistan]], applied to the government through his private secretary to get a plot of Dhanmondi residential project situated in [[Dhaka]], the administrative capital. A year later, when the government allotted him a plot in Dhanmondi, he built a one-storey house there. The one-story house had two rooms. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman started living in the house with his family built on the loan of House Building Finance Corporation from August 1, 1961. At that time he had to pay {{PKR}} 1,000 advance to get the plot.<ref name=bt>{{cite web|url=https://www.banglatribune.com/national/637316/%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A7%A9%E0%A7%A8-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A0%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B|title=ধানমন্ডি-৩২ এর সেই বাড়িটি যেভাবে হয়ে উঠলো ‘বঙ্গবন্ধু জাদুঘর’|lang=bn|first=Mahbub|last=Hasan|date=15 August 2020|access-date=14 August 2022|website=[[Bangla Tribune]]|archive-date=14 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814203420/https://www.banglatribune.com/national/637316/%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A7%A9%E0%A7%A8-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A0%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 1956, [[Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]], the then industry minister of [[East Pakistan]], applied to the government through his private secretary to get a plot of Dhanmondi residential project situated in [[Dhaka]], the administrative capital. A year later, when the government allotted him a plot in Dhanmondi, he built a one-storey house there. The one-story house had two rooms. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman started living in the house with his family built on the loan of House Building Finance Corporation from August 1, 1961. At that time he had to pay {{PKR}} 1,000 advance to get the plot.<ref name=bt>{{cite web|url=https://www.banglatribune.com/national/637316/%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A7%A9%E0%A7%A8-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A0%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B|title=ধানমন্ডি-৩২ এর সেই বাড়িটি যেভাবে হয়ে উঠলো ‘বঙ্গবন্ধু জাদুঘর’|lang=bn|first=Mahbub|last=Hasan|date=15 August 2020|access-date=14 August 2022|website=[[Bangla Tribune]]|archive-date=14 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814203420/https://www.banglatribune.com/national/637316/%E0%A6%A7%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%A8%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A7%A9%E0%A7%A8-%E0%A6%8F%E0%A6%B0-%E0%A6%B8%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%87-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A7%9C%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%9F%E0%A6%BF-%E0%A6%AF%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%AD%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AC%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%B9%E0%A7%9F%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%A0%E0%A6%B2%E0%A7%8B|url-status=live}}</ref>


In 1967 the house was upgraded to two storeys. On the night of March 25, 1971, Sheikh Mujib [[Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence|proclaimed independence of the administrative unit]] from this house before arrested by [[Pakistani army]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/special-kalerkantho/2021/03/17/1014818|title=ঠিকানা ধানমণ্ডির ৩২ নম্বর|lang=bn|date=17 March 2021|access-date=14 March 2022|author=Layekuzzaman|newspaper=[[Kaler Kantho]]|archive-date=14 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814203347/https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/special-kalerkantho/2021/03/17/1014818|url-status=live}}</ref> He and his family started to living in this house again from February 1972 to August 1975 after returning from [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/eisamaygold/culture/bangabandhu-bhaban-in-dhaka-bangladesh/story/77285516.cms|title=বাড়ির ঠিকানা ৩২ নম্বর ধানমন্ডি|lang=bn|date=25 August 2020|access-date=14 August 2022|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=14 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814203348/https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/eisamaygold/culture/bangabandhu-bhaban-in-dhaka-bangladesh/story/77285516.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> On 15 August 1975, some disgruntled army officers carried out the [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]. His wife [[Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib]], his sons [[Sheikh Kamal]], [[Sheikh Jamal]], and [[Sheikh Russel]] were killed in the attack on their residence.<ref>{{cite news|title=AL organises month-long programmes to mark National Mourning Day|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2017/08/02/al-organises-month-long-programmes-mark-national-mourning-day/|newspaper=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=7 August 2017|archive-date=7 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807234235/http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2017/08/02/al-organises-month-long-programmes-mark-national-mourning-day/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=68th birthday of Sheikh Kamal observed|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2017/08/05/68th-birthday-sheikh-kamal-observed/|newspaper=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=7 August 2017|archive-date=14 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814203351/https://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2017/08/05/68th-birthday-sheikh-kamal-observed|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 1967 the house was upgraded to two storeys. On the night of March 25, 1971, Sheikh Mujib [[Proclamation of Bangladeshi Independence|proclaimed independence of the administrative unit]] from this house before arrested by [[Pakistani army]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/special-kalerkantho/2021/03/17/1014818|title=ঠিকানা ধানমণ্ডির ৩২ নম্বর|lang=bn|date=17 March 2021|access-date=14 March 2022|author=Layekuzzaman|newspaper=[[Kaler Kantho]]|archive-date=14 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814203347/https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/special-kalerkantho/2021/03/17/1014818|url-status=live}}</ref> After the house was repaired due to 1971 war, he and his family started to living in this house again from February 1972 to August 1975 after returning from [[Pakistan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/eisamaygold/culture/bangabandhu-bhaban-in-dhaka-bangladesh/story/77285516.cms|title=বাড়ির ঠিকানা ৩২ নম্বর ধানমন্ডি|lang=bn|date=25 August 2020|access-date=14 August 2022|newspaper=[[The Times of India]]|archive-date=14 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814203348/https://eisamay.indiatimes.com/eisamaygold/culture/bangabandhu-bhaban-in-dhaka-bangladesh/story/77285516.cms|url-status=live}}</ref> On 15 August 1975, some disgruntled army officers carried out the [[Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman]]. His wife [[Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib]], his sons [[Sheikh Kamal]], [[Sheikh Jamal]], and [[Sheikh Russel]] were killed in the attack on their residence.<ref>{{cite news|title=AL organises month-long programmes to mark National Mourning Day|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2017/08/02/al-organises-month-long-programmes-mark-national-mourning-day/|newspaper=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=7 August 2017|archive-date=7 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170807234235/http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/politics/2017/08/02/al-organises-month-long-programmes-mark-national-mourning-day/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=68th birthday of Sheikh Kamal observed|url=http://www.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2017/08/05/68th-birthday-sheikh-kamal-observed/|newspaper=Dhaka Tribune|access-date=7 August 2017|archive-date=14 August 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220814203351/https://archive.dhakatribune.com/bangladesh/2017/08/05/68th-birthday-sheikh-kamal-observed|url-status=live}}</ref>


In 1981, [[Sheikh Hasina]] got the ownership of the house when she paid an installment after putting it up for auction due to non-payment of installments of the loan given for construction of the building.<ref name=bt/> On 12 June 1981, the house was officially handed over to the surviving family members of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She found Sheikh Mujib's diaries in the building after the handover and these were later published in the form of memoirs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/book-reviews/karagarer-rojnamcha-jail-diary-difference-1407826|title=Karagarer Rojnamcha: A Jail Diary with a Difference|date=20 May 2017|work=The Daily Star|access-date=4 December 2017|language=en|archive-date=29 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129110229/http://www.thedailystar.net/book-reviews/karagarer-rojnamcha-jail-diary-difference-1407826|url-status=live}}</ref>
In 1981, [[Sheikh Hasina]] got the ownership of the house when she paid an installment after putting it up for auction due to non-payment of installments of the loan given for construction of the building.<ref name=bt/> On 12 June 1981, the house was officially handed over to the surviving family members of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She found Sheikh Mujib's diaries in the building after the handover and these were later published in the form of memoirs.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.thedailystar.net/book-reviews/karagarer-rojnamcha-jail-diary-difference-1407826|title=Karagarer Rojnamcha: A Jail Diary with a Difference|date=20 May 2017|work=The Daily Star|access-date=4 December 2017|language=en|archive-date=29 November 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171129110229/http://www.thedailystar.net/book-reviews/karagarer-rojnamcha-jail-diary-difference-1407826|url-status=live}}</ref>

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Bangabandhu Memorial Museum
বঙ্গবন্ধু স্মৃতি জাদুঘর
Front gate of the museum
Bangabandhu Memorial Museum is located in Dhaka
Bangabandhu Memorial Museum
General information
Type
AddressHouse 10, Road 11, Dhanmondi, Dhaka
CountryBangladesh
Coordinates23°45′06″N 90°22′36″E / 23.7517°N 90.3767°E / 23.7517; 90.3767
Construction started1957
Completed1967
ClientSheikh Mujibur Rahman
OwnerBangabandhu Memorial Trust
Technical details
Floor count3
Website
bangabandhumuseum.org.bd

Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, also known as Bangabandhu Bhaban or simply referred as Dhanmondi 32 was the personal residence of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father and President of Bangladesh,[1] who was assassinated along with most of his family in the residence. Today it is a museum. It is located in Dhanmondi, Dhaka.[2]

History

In 1956, Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the then industry minister of East Pakistan, applied to the government through his private secretary to get a plot of Dhanmondi residential project situated in Dhaka, the administrative capital. A year later, when the government allotted him a plot in Dhanmondi, he built a one-storey house there. The one-story house had two rooms. Sheikh Mujibur Rahman started living in the house with his family built on the loan of House Building Finance Corporation from August 1, 1961. At that time he had to pay Rs.  1,000 advance to get the plot.[3]

In 1967 the house was upgraded to two storeys. On the night of March 25, 1971, Sheikh Mujib proclaimed independence of the administrative unit from this house before arrested by Pakistani army.[4] After the house was repaired due to 1971 war, he and his family started to living in this house again from February 1972 to August 1975 after returning from Pakistan.[5] On 15 August 1975, some disgruntled army officers carried out the Assassination of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. His wife Sheikh Fazilatunnesa Mujib, his sons Sheikh Kamal, Sheikh Jamal, and Sheikh Russel were killed in the attack on their residence.[6][7]

In 1981, Sheikh Hasina got the ownership of the house when she paid an installment after putting it up for auction due to non-payment of installments of the loan given for construction of the building.[3] On 12 June 1981, the house was officially handed over to the surviving family members of Sheikh Mujibur Rahman. She found Sheikh Mujib's diaries in the building after the handover and these were later published in the form of memoirs.[8]

Museum

John Kerry looks at spot where a founder would address people in Dhaka, Bangladesh, before a bilateral meeting on August 29, 2016.

After Sheikh Hasina got the ownership of the residence, she announced the conversation of the house into museum. The museum was inaugurated on 14 August 1994. Bangabandhu Memorial Trust was handed the house to turn into a museum on 6 September 1994.[9] The trust selected Ehsan Khan, Ishtiaque Jahir and Iqbal Habib as the planners for the conversation from an architectural design competition.[10] While turning it into a museum, the trust kept the original structure of the house.[11] On August 20, 2011, the museum was extended by building new structure near the house.[3]

Description

The ground floor of the house has a drawing room, reading room and kitchen. Going up to the second floor, Sheikh Hasina's bed room comes first. Adjacent to his bed room is a room where Mujib used to watch television and eat meals with his family. Also on the second floor are the bed rooms of Mujib, Sheikh Jamal, Sheikh Kamal and Sheikh Rehana.[12]

References

  1. ^ "Bangabandhu's birthday today". The Daily Star. 17 March 2017. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  2. ^ "Bangabandhu Memorial Trust Meets". albd.org. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Hasan, Mahbub (15 August 2020). "ধানমন্ডি-৩২ এর সেই বাড়িটি যেভাবে হয়ে উঠলো 'বঙ্গবন্ধু জাদুঘর'". Bangla Tribune (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  4. ^ Layekuzzaman (17 March 2021). "ঠিকানা ধানমণ্ডির ৩২ নম্বর". Kaler Kantho (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 March 2022.
  5. ^ "বাড়ির ঠিকানা ৩২ নম্বর ধানমন্ডি". The Times of India (in Bengali). 25 August 2020. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  6. ^ "AL organises month-long programmes to mark National Mourning Day". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 7 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  7. ^ "68th birthday of Sheikh Kamal observed". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  8. ^ "Karagarer Rojnamcha: A Jail Diary with a Difference". The Daily Star. 20 May 2017. Archived from the original on 29 November 2017. Retrieved 4 December 2017.
  9. ^ "Tracing the beginnings of the Bangabandhu Memorial Trust". Dhaka Tribune. Archived from the original on 8 August 2017. Retrieved 7 August 2017.
  10. ^ Syed Tawsif Monowar (15 August 2022). "সাক্ষাৎকার: স্থপতি এহসান খান; চিরায়ত স্থাপত্যে চিরন্তন মুজিব". Ittefaq (in Bengali). Archived from the original on 15 August 2022. Retrieved 15 August 2022.
  11. ^ "ইতিহাসজুড়ে ধানমন্ডি ৩২". Bangladesh Pratidin (in Bengali). 15 August 2015. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.
  12. ^ Imdad, Kazi (13 August 2018). "বঙ্গবন্ধুর স্মৃতিময় ধানমন্ডি ৩২ নম্বর বাড়ি". Channelionline.com (in Bengali). Channel i. Archived from the original on 14 August 2022. Retrieved 14 August 2022.

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