Bangladesh History
Cultural Heritage
ABOUT HERITAGE
DR. MD. MAHBUBAR RAHMAN
Dr. Md. Mahbubar Rahman is a retired Professor from the Department of History at the University of Rajshahi. During his PhD research, he recognized a significant gap in access to organized archival resources for scholars and researchers.
Motivated by this need, he began collecting historical documents and research materials in 2002 with a vision to create a dedicated archive that would support academic inquiry and preserve important records. This vision led to the formal establishment of Heritage Archives on March 23, 2002.
Since its founding, Heritage Archives has continued to serve as a valuable resource for researchers, students, and anyone interested in the social and historical transformations of Bangladesh.
Collections
Catalogue List of Heritage
| ID | Catalogue Name |
|---|---|
| 1 | Catalogue 0: Main List |
| 2 | Catalogue 1-35 |
| 3 | Catalogue 36:All Biography |
| 6 | Catalogue 36RAB: Rabindranath Tagor |
| 7 | Catalogue 36NAZ: Kazi Nazrul Islam |
| 8 | Catalogue 36NC_36PC |
| 9 | Catalogue 37-130 |
| 10 | Catalogue 82: Dissertations(Thesis) |
| 11 | Catalogue 131 to 188 |
| 12 | Catalogue 180 (Leaflets) |
| 14 | Catalogue 189 (District Book 33-69) |
| 15 | Catalogue 190 to 242 |
| 16 | Catalogue 243 (Periodical) |
| 17 | Catalogue 244-249 (Political) |
| 18 | Catalogue 249 (Political Parties in Bangladesh) |
| 19 | Catalogue 250 to 399 |
| 20 | Catalogue 256 (Posters) |
Things you should know
Research Opportunity
It currently remains open 3 & a half hours a day, from 9.00am to 12.30Pm. Three researchers can work together. For financial constraints it can not provide much facilities to the researchers. Also It has two guest rooms for the readers. Only researchers can stay their at night only for the purpose of research.
Visiting Opportunity
Anyone can pay a visit to Heritage Archives for either research purpose or just visiting purpose. It Usually remains open from 9.00am to 5:30Pm and closed on Friday. But for special reason it can be open anytime of the day. Please Make an appointment with a phone call before making the final visit in the Archives.
SPACE AND SIZE OF HERITAGE ROOMS
Heritage has been functioning in a separate building of 510sqm. The length of Heritage collection would be approximately 2.5 km. Address: Heritage Archives of Bangladesh History Trust
456-Ka Kajla, Rajshahi 6204, Bangladesh
Visitor's Thoughts
...Heritage has been a unique endeavour from the start, but it has now blossomed into a depository that is attracting more and more donations from around the country ... For a researcher, it is a joy to be here ...