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Bagha Museum

Coordinates: 24°11′53″N 88°50′24″E / 24.19811°N 88.83992°E / 24.19811; 88.83992
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Bagha Museum
বাঘা জাদুঘর
Bagha Museum is located in Bangladesh
Bagha Museum
Bagha Museum
Location of Bagha Museum within Bangladesh
Established7 May 2015 (2015-05-07)[1]
LocationBagha, Rajshahi, Bangladesh
Coordinates24°11′53″N 88°50′24″E / 24.19811°N 88.83992°E / 24.19811; 88.83992
OwnerBangladesh Government
Building details
Map
General information
Construction startedJune 2011
CompletedJuly 2012
Cost62,00,000 Taka

Bagha Museum (Bengali: বাঘা জাদুঘর) is a museum in the Bagha Upazila of Rajshahi District in Bangladesh. It was established in July 2012 and opened for public on 7 May 2015.[2][3][4]

History

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This museum is maintained by Department of Archaeology (Bangladesh). Though the construction was completed in July 2012, the museum was opened for the public on 7 May 2015.[1]

Schedule

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In summer it is open from 10 am to 6 pm. In the middle of the day from 1 pm to 1.30 pm for half an hour it will close. In winter, it is open from 9 am to 5 pm. Fridays are closed from 12:30 to 3:30 for Jumma prayers. Sunday is the public holiday and Mondays are open from 2:00 p.m. The museum is also open on special government days.[2]

Ticket prices

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There is a ticket counter next to the gate of the museum. Tickets cost 15 taka per person, however tickets are not required for any child under five years. The entrance fee for secondary level children and adolescents is 5 taka. Tickets cost 50 taka for SAARC foreign visitors and 200 taka for other foreign visitors.

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References

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  1. ^ a b নির্মাণের তিন বছর পর কাল চালু হচ্ছে বাঘা জাদুঘর | অন্যান্য. The Daily Ittefaq (in Bengali). 6 May 2015. Archived from the original on 28 June 2021. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ^ a b "Bagha Museum". bagha.rajshahi.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 7 December 2018. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  3. ^ বাংলাদেশের বিভিন্ন জাদুঘরের অবস্থান বিষয়ক তথ্য: পার্ট-০২. bdchakri.com (in Bengali). Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Museums". archaeology.portal.gov.bd. Archived from the original on 12 September 2016. Retrieved 16 June 2021.