Department of Archaeology cordially welcomes you all to its Web Site. It is one of the old organizations of the sub-continent, devoted to the reconstruction of the past human history of the country through archaeological exploration and excavation. Simultaneously is equally engazed the preservation, presentation and promotion of glorious cultural heritage. At present the department owners 391 heritage sites. Of them two have been inscribed on the World Cultural Heritage List and five in the tentative list.
The department also owns 14 site museums which are the repositories of our moveable cultural heritage of different periods, forms, religions, creeds and culture ranging from prehistoric to historical era. The department as custodian of the national heritage works under of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs of the Government of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh. A beautiful office building has been constructed in F/A, Agargaon Administrative Area, Shere Bangla Nagar, Dhaka and the office of the head quarters of the department and that of Regional Office of Dhaka Division have been shifted in this building on 27th November 2006.