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| The place has developed into a full-fledged museum by September 1993 with a well-equipped conference room, a library and as many as 12 galleries. A total of 743 exhibits that include 336 souvenirs and 13 documents are laid out across the galleries. The radio transmitter, the microphone, the chair and the table which were used by Shahid President Ziaur Rahman when reading the Declaration of Independence in 1971 are displayed in galleries 1 and 2. His personal effects and belongings are exhibited in galleries 3, 4 and 5. In galleries 4 & 7 are put up portraits of the martyred President and the gift items that were presented to him by different Heads of states and diplomats. Gallery 12 contains a reconstruction of the event of this martyrdom. | |||
Thursday, July 2, 2009
ZIA MEMORIAL MUSEUM
CLUBS
American Club |
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| Dutch Club
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| Dhaka Club |
| Dhanmondi Recreation Club House 5, Road 10, Dhanmondi, Dhaka Tel: 9133282 | Gulshan Club House-NWJ/2/A, Road-50 Gulshan-2, Dhaka Tel: 8827440, 8810313-4 Fax: 8829476 | |
| German Club 78, Gulshan Avenue Road 104, Dhaka Tel: 9895921 | Kurmitola Golf Club Dhaka Cantonment Kurmitola, Dhaka Tel: 8752520, 8752563 Fax: 8752521 | |
| Ladies Club 36, Eskaton Road, Dhaka Tel: 9331461 | National Press Club Topkhana Road , Dhaka Tel : 9563395, 9563383 | |
| Uttara Club House 6, Road 9, Sector 1 Uttara, Dhaka Tel: 8912600, 8913143 Fax: 8920642 |
ART GALLERIES
Bengal Gallery of Fine Arts |
| BPS (Bangladesh Photographic Society) Secretariat Gallery
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| Cezanne Art Gallery
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| Cezanne Art Gallery Dhaka Sheraton Hotel, Dhaka , Tel: 8613391 Ext- 564 |
| Divine Art Gallery Pan Pacific Sonargaon Hotel 107, Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue Karwan Bazar, Dhaka | Drik Gallery House 58, Road 15A(New) Dhanmondi, Dhaka Tel: 9120125, Fax: 9115044 Email: office@drik.net | |
| Gallery Chitrak House-21, Road-4 Dhanmondi R/A, Dhaka Tel: 8620345 Email: chitrak@agni.com | Gallery 21 765, Satmasjid Road Dhanmondi, Dhaka | |
| National Art Gallery Segunbagicha, Dhaka-1000 Tel: 9562801 | Shilpa Rag House 15, Road 16 Dhanmondi, Dhaka Tel: 8117085 Fax: 8117085 Email: shilparg@vasdigital.com | |
| Ree Art Gallery 281, New Circular Road (2nd Floor) Mouchak, Dhaka | Tivoli Art Gallery F/33, DCC Super Market (1st Floor) Gulshan-2 (North) Dhaka Tel: 9895903 | |
| Shilpangan House-25, Road-5 Dhanmondi, Dhaka |
CINEMAS & THEATERS
Some of the popular theater groups are - Dhaka Theatre, Nagarik Nattya Sampraday, Aranyak, Natychakra, Natyajon, Kranti, Matridhara and Bibortan etc. There are also many Cinema halls in all cities and towns where people watch mainly Bangladeshi movies. Some cinema halls also screen Hollywood and Hongkong made movies. |
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ART AND CULTURAL CENTERS
Alliance Francaise De Dhaka
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| Bangla Academy
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| Bangladesh Shishu Academy Old High Court Road (Opp. Carzon Hall), Dhaka- 1000 Tel: 9550317, 9564128 | British Council 5, Fuller Road , Dhaka Tel: 8618905-7, 8618867-8 Fax: 8613375, Email:britcoun@thebritishcouncil.net | |
| Bulbul Lalitkala Academy 7, Wise Ghat, Dhaka- 1100 Tel: 7391838 | German Cultural Center House 10, Road 9 Dhanmondi, Dhaka Tel: 9126525, 9126526 Fax: 8110712 | |
| Indian Cultural Center H-25, Road-96, Gulshan-2 Dhaka-1212 Tel: 8850141, Fax: 8850142 | Nazrul Institute House 330B, Road 28(Old) Dhanmondi, Dhaka Tel: 9114500, Fax: 9118051 Email: nazrulin@citecho.net | |
| The Russian Centre of Science & Culture House-510, Road-7 Dhanmondi, Dhaka Tel: 9118531 Fax: 8113026, Email: roscult@accesstel.net | Shilpakala Academy Segunbagicha, Dhaka-1000, Tel: 9561709, 9562801-4 |
DANCE
The tradition of dance in Bangladesh is an old one. The classical dance forms have mostly been taken from North and South Indian schools, while influences of middle eastern dance is also noticeable in local dance forms. The indigenous and folk dance traditions are practiced widely and reflect the rich culture and history of Bangladesh. Many ethnic gorups have their own, distinct dance that are distinguished by grace and charm. For the santals and the hill people of Chittagong hill tracts are also have many attractive dance forms that quite popular with the people.
MUSIC & SONGS
the musical instruments one will see or hear in Bangladesh include the bamboo flute, the tabla (a set of two percussion drums) and a wide variety of stringed instruments from the crude banjo like village 'ek-tara' (one stringed), 'do-tara' (two stringed) and to the highly refined multi stringed 'Sitar' and 'Sarode' used for classical music. Violins are also used and electric as well as ordinary guitars are played. The 'Tanpura' is used for the drone accompaniment in classical music. Harmonium is popular as an accompaniment in vocal performances. |
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