News
**Mr. Jahurul Hoque, Assistant Custodian,Tajhat Zaminder Bari, Rangpur, Md. Mahabub-ul-Alam, Assistant Custodian, Mahasthan Museum and Ms. Nasima Sahin, Assistant Custodian, Lalbagh Fort Museum had been appointed Custodian at their own Museum last18-05-09.** News
*Mr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, Field Officer, Chittagong Division, Comilla & Mr. Md. Badrul Alam, Field Officer, Rajshahi Division, Bogra had been appointed as Regional Director (Current Charge) at their own Division last 4.06.2009.* News
*Mr. Md. Mizanur Rahman, Field Officer, Chittagong Division, Comilla & Mr. Md. Badrul Alam, Field Officer, Rajshahi Division, Bogra had been appointed as Regional Director (Current Charge) at their own Division last 4.06.2009.* News
*Former Chairman of RAJUK Mr. Safiqul Islam (Joint Secretary)has joined as a Director General of the Department of Archaeology dated 31-03-2009.*
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Welcome to Dept. of Archaeology
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 396 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.
