Right from the beginning, the appeal by the Trustees for material, financial and other kind of help found overwhelming response from the people and made possible the establishment of truly a peoples’ museum. Now LWM is run through its own earnings (entrance fee, conference hall and café theatre rental, and kiosk sale) substantiated by government and private donations from home and abroad.

Government grant : Since 1999, successive governments have been allocating token grant in national budget.

|Sponsor members : Foreign and corporate donors contributing over US$ 12000.00 (TK. 5 lacs and above).       

Existing sponsor members include Ford Foundation, U. S. Ambassador’s Special Fund, High Commission of India, Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and industries, Bangladeshis in Switzerland and corporate houses e. g. Square, Transcom and Impress Telefilms Ltd.

The list of sponsor members...

  • Ford Foundation
  • Duncan Brothers (Bangladesh) Limited
  • Bengalees in Switzerland
  • Anonymous
  • Transcom Limited
  • Saber Hossain Chowdhury
  • Square Pharmaceuticals Limited
  • In Memory of Dilwara Jahan (Father-Nurul Islam B Sc)
  • Mr. & Mrs. Matin Chowdhury
  • Sri Shubal Chandra Roy
  • Ministry of Cultural Affairs
  • Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dhaka
  • High Commission of India in Bangladesh
  • Embassy of the United State of America in Bangladesh
  • Arch. Mubassher Hussain
  • Lt. Col. (retd.) Helal Uddin
  • Ministry of Liberation War Affairs
  • Savar Area Command, Bangladesh Army
  • Mr. Faridur Reza Sagar and Mrs. Kona Reza
Charter member : Individual donors contributing over $1200.00 (Tk. 50,000.00).
The list of charter members...

·  Mrs. Nafisa Hossain Chowdhry
·  Mr. Alamgir Sattar 
·  Dr. Shaheen Akhter
·  Mr. Saiful Islam
·  Mr. Akmal Sharif
·  Mr. Aminul Islam
·  Mr. Sarwar Hossain and Mrs. Nazma Akhter
·  Mr. Moshtaque Ahmed
·  Mrs. Siddika Kabir
·  Mr. Ayub
·  Mrs. Latifa Siddiqu
·  Mrs. Aleya Amin
·  Mr. Ashraful Haque
·  Mr. Sarker Kamal Syed
·  Mrs. Jolly Haque
·  Mrs. Kaniz Fatema
·  Barrister Rafiqul Hoque
·  Dr. Farida Haque
·  Dr. Makhduma Nargis
·  Dr. Shamsul Bari
·  Nina Shaheen Chowdhury
·  Squadron Leader (retd.) Liakat Ali Khan  Bir Uttam
·  Captain Mostaq Ali
·  Engineer S M Mamoon
·  Mr. & Mr. Farooq Sarker
·  Mr. Mohammed Aziz Khan
·  Mr. Mokhleshul Haque
·  Mr. Tapan Kanti Ghosh
·  Mr. Altaf Akmal (Kollol)
·  Mr. Akram Ahmed Bir Uttam
·  Mr. Osman Kaisar Chowdhury
·  Hosne-ara-Hossain
·  Mr. Mohsin Dewan Litan
·  Captain Shahabuddin Ahmed Bir Uttam
·  Group Captain Abu Jafar Chaowdhury
·  Mr. M A K Fazle Bari

·  Mohammed Khurshid Alam Khan
·  H Q Chowdhury
·  Mr. Anwarul Islam Tareq
·  Mr. Imdadul Hoque Milan
·  Anwara Syed Hoque
·  Captain (retd.) Rafiul Haque
·  Captain (retd.) Jaglul Ahmed
·  Captain (retd.) Latifur Rahman
·  Ansar Rahman
·  Mrs. Yasmin A Rahman Emi
·  Mr. Shaheed Mia
·  Abdul Latif Sikder
·  Gazi Rakayet
·  Justice Kamal Uddin Hossain
·  Raonak Khandker
·  Mr. Noorul Abser Chowdhury
·  Iqbal Hossain
·  M A Mottalib (Khokan)
·  Farhana Sharmin
·  Ashis Sengupta
·  Didar Atowar Hossain
·  Syed Al-Faruque
·  Mamtaz Latif
·  Nazma Akter
·  Manjur Ahmed
·  Dr. Abedur Rahman and Dr. Hossne ara Begume
·  Khandker Shakhawat Hossain
·  Mahfuza Khanam
·  Abul Kasem
·  Suman Chattapadhay
·  Khaled Mahmud Mithu and Kanak Chanpa Chakma
·  Mr. Hasan Jameel
·  Mr. Yusuf I Ahmad
·  Dr. Syed Qarul Haque
·  Salauddin Abdullah

Annual member : Donations $ 30.00 (Tk. 1,200.00).
Project Financing

Outreach Programme : Between 1999 to April 2004, Bangladesh Freedom Foundation financed the project.

"Human Rights and Peace Education in the light of History of Liberation War" Project : Manusher Jonno is financing the project for 2004-2006 period.

National Lottery : In the Jan-Mar 2003 period, Liberation War Museum successfully conducted government approved National Lottery. Earning has been kept separately for purchase of land for the museum.

Short term and Mid term plans:

1. Land and Building :Currently located in an rented premises due to space constrains many objects cannot be exhibited and the local and international dimension of liberation war can not be fully displayed. Liberation War Museum plan to purchase a land in Dhaka and construct a proper museum. National lottery income can partially meet existing price for required 1/3 acre land. Fund has to be raised from home and abroad for the above purpose.

2. Virtual tour of LWM and liberation war : As can be found in many museums, Liberation War Museum plan for Touch-screen facilities through which individuals can have virtual tour of Liberation War Museum and have more detailed comprehensive picture of liberation war and its messages. This facility can be simultaneously used in our Mobile Museum for people who cannot visit the museum in Dhaka. The virtual tour will be put on the web to reach expatriate Bangladeshis and other people.

WALK THROUGH THE MUSEUM / GALLERY VIEW

Exhibits are organized in 6 galleries in two-storied Liberation War Museum. It traces history of Bangladesh independence starting from British colonial period, popular resistance during Pakistan rule and armed struggle leading to final victory with emergence of independent Bangladesh.
 
 
 
 
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