Genocide and Atrocities

Between March 25 and December 16, estimated 3 million Bengalees were killed, 200000 women raped and 10 million were displaced. This was the worst genocide after Second World War...
Appeal From Liberation War Museum, Bangladesh

Board of Trustee of Liberation War Museum (LWM) appeals to all, who value freedom, democracy and human rights world over to render support to the efforts of LWM. As a founding member of International Coalition of Historic Site Museums of Conscience, LWM endevours to link history of Bangladesh liberation war with pressing contemporary social and humanitarian issues for building a peaceful tolerant society. Your support and suggestion for improving the museum and its programmes can go a long way for achieving this goal. LWM has overwhelming interest in building partnership with all such individuals, organizations and institutions.


Associate yourself as member of LWM

Sponsor Member: Foreign and local Corporate and/or individual donors contributing over Tk. 500,000,00 (US$ 12000.00).
Charter Member: Individuals donating over Tk 50,000.00 (US$ 1200.00).
Annual Member: Individuals donating Tk. 1200.00 (US$ 30.00).

Membership fees and other donations can be send to our office or directly to accounts Muktijuddha Jadughar, A/C No. 210 530 51 of Mercantile Bank Limited, Main Branch, Dhaka.

Members receive Membership Card allowing free entrance to the museum, invitation to museum programmes and museum publications. Name of Sponsor Member and Charter Members appear at the museum entrance and receive Liberation War Museum crest.


Object Collections

Main asset of the museum are objects relating to Bengalee nation's struggle for democracy and national rights and liberation war that lead to the emergence of independent Bangladesh. If you have in your possession or have knowledge of where we can receive such object, please inform our office at your conveniences. Such object will enrich the display and the archive of LWM.


Other Supports

We also look forward to other supports in the form of -

Professional Expertise: Museum welcomes all professional support for improving museum displays and programme. For instance 'International Consortium for Energy Development' helped the museum with solar energy to cut down electricity costs.

Programme Support: This can be in the form of project financing e.g. Freedom Foundation in student's Outreach Programme and Manuser Jonno (Care Bangladesh fund) in upholding liberation history and promoting Human Rights and Peace Education for Students. We also welcome your suggestions for further improving our existing programme.

Exchange Programme: Liberation War Museum is interested in building partnership with organization, institution and individual with similar objectives through exchange of views and informations.