1. Bangladesh National Archives ICA Kuala Lumpur July 2008

2. Bangladesh National Archives

3. Archives and records management Pre Bangladesh Period Mogul Period Mogul Period East India Company/ British Rule East India Company/ British Rule Partition of India 1947 Partition of India 1947

4. Bangladesh Liberation of Bangladesh 1971 Liberation of Bangladesh 1971 Directorate of Archives & Libraries 1973 Directorate of Archives & Libraries 1973 National Archives Ordinance 1983 National Archives Ordinance 1983 Permanent Committee on records management 2006 Permanent Committee on records management 2006 Right to Information Act? Right to Information Act?

5. Bangladesh National Archives Collection and holdings Collection and holdings

6. Collections and holdings

7. Bangladesh National Archives Digitization Program Digitization Program Publications Publications

8. Bangladesh National Archives lack of trained staff, equipment, materials lack of trained staff, equipment, materials plans, ambitions (website) plans, ambitions (website) Newsletter 2001-2005 Newsletter 2001-2005 Bangladesh Centre of local studies, 1995 Bangladesh Centre of local studies, 1995 Extended guide of archives and collections Extended guide of archives and collections 1995-1996 1995-1996

9. Bangladesh National Archives circumstances [a Right to Information Act would be of great help to promote the task of NA] circumstances [a Right to Information Act would be of great help to promote the task of NA] partners/friends [we are supported by BARM, we work together with universities, libraries, heritage room etc.) partners/friends [we are supported by BARM, we work together with universities, libraries, heritage room etc.)

10. Partners, Help India, school of archival studies India, school of archival studies Centre for the studies of social sciences, India Centre for the studies of social sciences, India Tagore Archives, Santiniketan Tagore Archives, Santiniketan SWARBICA, south west Asian regional branche of ICA SWARBICA, south west Asian regional branche of ICA Archival Solidarity Archival Solidarity

11. Partners, Help BALID, Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information scientists & Documentalists BALID, Bangladesh Association of Librarians, Information scientists & Documentalists Bangladesh Archives & Records Mangement (BARM) Bangladesh Archives & Records Mangement (BARM) SAARC, South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation SAARC, South Asian Association of Regional Cooperation

12. Initiatives Heritage Room in Rajshahi

13. ICDDR’B Libraray

14. Archival training & courses

15. Involvement