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Starting
its
journey
on
March
22,
1996,
the
Liberation
War
Museum,
more
commonly
known
among
Bangladeshis
as
the Muktijuddho
Jadughar,
has
made
a
special
place
for
itself
in
the
hearts
of
millions.
Located
in
a
two-storied
house
in
the
capital's
Segun
Bagicha,
the
museum,
an
outcome
of
citizens'
effort,
does
not
just
preserve
history
of
the
glorious
Liberation
War
of
1971
but
also
through
various
programmes
and
activities
engages
with
the
new
generation
to
make
them
aware
of
the
history
of
their
country.
Two
of
its
most
popular
youth
programmes
have
been
the
Outreach
and
the
Reach
Out
programme.
Through
the
Outreach
programme,
started
in
1997,
students
of
educational
institutions
in
and
around
Dhaka
get
the
opportunity
to
visit
the
museum,
while
through
the
Reach
Out
programme,
which
began
in
2001,
two
mobile
museum
buses
take
selected
exhibits
to
schools
and
colleges
in
other
districts
of
the
country.
Till
date,
more
than
1,900
educational
institutions
have
been
covered
and
about
nine
lakh
students
have
been
reached.
An
oral
history
project
of
collecting
incidents
of
the
Liberation
War
is
also
being
undertaken
through
these
two
programmes.
So
far,
more
than
28,000
oral
histories
have
been
collected.
Run
by
an
eight-member
trustee
board,
the
six
galleries
of
the
museum
offers
a
tour
that
starts
with
the
early
history
of
the
country,
gradually
moving
on
to
its
struggle
against
all
forms
of
oppression
during
the
British
and
the
Pakistan
rule,
finally
leading
to
the
Liberation
War.
Almost
reaching
its
20th
year,
the
museum
now
has
over
18,000
exhibits,
but
due
to
space
constraints
cannot
display
its
whole
collection
at
the
same
time.
In
2013,
the
museum
acquired
its
own
land
in
the
capital's
Agargaon
and
construction
of
a
museum
compound
is
underway.
True
to
its
nature
of
being
a
people's
museum,
the
money
for
building
the
new
structure
is
being
raised
through
people's
donation.
Besides
the
displays,
a
library
and
kiosks,
the
museum
has
a
rich
collection
of
books
and
audio-visual
materials
on
the
Liberation
War
of
Bangladesh.
The
documents
and
exhibits
of
the
museum
were
also
used
at
the
International
Crimes
Tribunal.
Last
year,
the
museum
opened
the
Centre
for
Study
of
Genocide
and
Justice
under
which
students
and
professionals
can
learn
about
the
causes
and
context
of
genocide
in
the
history
of
mankind
through
one-month
long
workshops.
A
seven-day
long
winter-school
was
also
conducted
last
year
under
this
programme.
Founder
of
the
“International
Coalition
of
Sites
of
Conscience”,
the
museum
brings
together
historic
site
museums
from
other
parts
of
the
world,
sharing
histories
of
atrocities,
genocide
and
memories
of
people.
The
Jalladkhana
(Slaughter
House)
killing
field
in
Mirpur,
from
where
remains
of
many
martyrs
were
exhumed
in
1999,
was
transformed
into
a
memorial
park
to
enable
people
to
reflect
on
the
atrocities
carried
out
there
and
to
realise
the
outcome
of
hatred
and
cruelty.
One
of
the
most
mentionable
features
of
the
museum
is
its
large
volunteer
base.
Young
people
from
universities
and
colleges
are
actively
engaged
in
different
activities
of
the
museum
throughout
the
year.
The
museum
holds
a
Victory
Day
festival
with
young
children
from
educational
institutions
and
also
celebrates
international
days
such
as
Hiroshima
Day,
Refugee
Day
and
Non-Violence
Day.
Since
2013,
the
musuem
has
also
been
giving
out
the
Bazlur
Rahman
Smriti
Padak,
an
award
given
to
journalists
for
reporting
on
Liberation
War
issues.
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