Home Donors

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


Government grant: Since 1999, successive governments have allocated token grant inthe national budget.


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


Existing sponsor members include the Ford Foundation, U. S. Ambassador's Special Fund, High Commission of India, Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce and industries,Bangladeshis in Switzerland and corporate houses like 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
  • Ministry of Cultural Affairs
  • Sri Shubal Chandra Roy
  • 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 Siddiqui
  • 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
  • Mr. Imdadul Hoque Milon
  • 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
  • Anwara Syed Hoque
  • Captain (retd.) Rafiul Haque
  • Captain (retd.) Jaglul Ahmed
  • Captain (retd.) Latifur Rahman
  • Ansar Rahman
  • Mr. Shaheed Mia
  • Mrs. Yasmin A Rahman Emi
  • Abdul Latif Sikder
  • Gazi Rakayet
  • Justice Kamal Uddin Hossain
  • Raunaq 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. Hosne ara Begum
  • Khandker Shakhawat Hossain
  • Mahfuza Khanam
  • Abul Kasem
  • Suman Chattopaddhay
  • Khaled Mahmud Mithu and Kanak Chanpa Chakma
  • Mr. Hasan Jameel
  • Mr. Yusuf I. Ahmad
  • Dr. Syed Qamrul Haque
  • Salauddin Abdullah
  

 

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

 

 

Project Financing

  • Outreach Programme: Between 1999 to April 2004, the Bangladesh Freedom Foundation has contributed financing to some projects of the Museum.

 

  • "Human Rights and Peace Education in the light of History of Liberation War" Project: Manusher Jonno is financing this project currently.

 

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


Short term and Mid term plans:

  • 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 has recently, (2009) purchased piece of land in Dhaka and are going ahead with plans to construct a proper museum. Fund will be raised from home and abroad for the above purpose.

 

(See the Project Financing Page on this website).

 

  • Virtual tour of LWM and liberation war: As can be found in many museums, the Liberation War Museum plan for Touch-screen facilities through which individuals can have virtual tour of Liberation War Museum and obtain a more detailed and 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.


 
 

Upcoming Events

Sun Mar 14
Museum CLOSED
Fri Mar 26
Independence Day