Department of Archaeology

Protect historic sites, preserve our past

Mymensingh’s Alexandra Castle should be renovated urgently
24 June 2024, 09:15 AM

We must preserve Old Dhaka’s heritage sites

Indifference of the relevant authorities is unacceptable
2 January 2024, 08:51 AM

Preserve historic Dinajpur shrine properly

600-year-old structure in Dinajpur yet to be recognised as a heritage site
8 January 2023, 08:20 AM

Ruplal House: heritage held hostage

If one goes to look for Farashganj Ruplal House in Dhaka, it would be a near impossible task to find it amid hundreds of shops. When they do get there eventually, they will find an old residential building covered with moss.
27 December 2022, 18:00 PM

Preserve our heritage sites for posterity

300-year-old temples in Bangladesh at risk of being lost to history
27 December 2022, 06:44 AM

[WATCH NOW] Chhoto Katra: You won’t see it for long

Almost lost amid negligence and encroachment, it is hard to believe, Chhoto Katra was one of the places from where Mughal Subedar Shaista Khan ruled Bengal. Chhoto Katra was built in 1670 by Shaista Khan on the bank of the Buriganga.
19 October 2015, 08:13 AM