Department of Archives and Library Job Circular | আরকাইভস ও গ্রন্থাগার অধিদপ্তর এ নিয়োগ

The Father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman established the Directorate of Archives and Libraries in November 1972. It was under Ministry of Education since its inception. Subsequently it came under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs. It started its journey in a rented house before it was shifted to the newly built (3 storied administrative block and 8 storied stack block) National Library building in 1986. The foundation of the National Library building was laid down in 1978 and the building was completed in 1985. National Archives of Bangladesh carried out its activities in the National Library building up to the year 2005. The Honorable Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina MP, of the People’s Republic of Bangladesh laid the foundation stone of the National Archives building in 2001 and first and second phases of national archives building were completed in 2004 and 2012 respectively. The National Archives of Bangladesh is now functioning in its newly built 5 storied administrative blocks including a 7 storied stack block at Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagar, Dhaka-1207.

Reference: http://www.nanl.gov.bd/