Who's behind the news?
Who's behind the news?
Dhaka, Bangladesh
The National Library of Bangladesh is the legal depository of all new books and printed materials published in Bangladesh under the country's copyright law. It is located in Agargaon, Dhaka.
The library was founded in 1972, in the same year as the Bangladesh National Archives, under the Directorate of Archives and Libraries. It traces its origins to a provincial book deposit branch of the Pakistan National Library established in Dhaka in 1967. The Copyright Ordinance of 1974 mandated that the National Library receive copies of all books published in Bangladesh. The Directorate of Archives and Libraries is currently under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs.
The library's collection includes Bengali, Urdu, and English-language material spanning history, politics, culture, administration, science, medicine, and technology, with particular emphasis on documents and publications relating to Bangladesh.
The library is open to the public and is located at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka.
National Library of Bangladesh
Directorate of Archives and Libraries, Ministry of Cultural Affairs
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Agargaon, Dhaka 1207, Bangladesh
Website: nlb.gov.bd
Sources
Banglapedia. National Library
National Library of Bangladesh. Brief History of NLB