National Library of Bangladesh
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LocationJustice S.M. Murshed Sarani, Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagor, Dhaka
Established1973[1]
Size500,000 total books
200,000 processed books
200,000 processed books
| National Library of Bangladesh | |
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| বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় গ্রন্থাগার | |
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| 23°46′33″N 90°22′26″E / 23.7759°N 90.3740°E | |
| Location | Justice S.M. Murshed Sarani, Agargaon, Sher-e-Bangla Nagor, Dhaka |
| Established | 1973[1] |
| Architect | Muzharul Islam  |
| Collection | |
| Size | 500,000 total books 200,000 processed books |
| Access and use | |
| Members | 8,200 |
| Other information | |
| Budget | 18,200,000 BDT (1 crore and 82 lac)[2] |
| Director | Wadudul Bari Chowdhury (1990)[3] K.M. Karim (1972) |
| Employees | 98[2] |
| Website | nlb |
The National Library of Bangladesh (NLB; Bengali: বাংলাদেশ জাতীয় গ্রন্থাগার, romanized: Baṅladeś Jatiẏō Grōnthagar) is the legal depository of all new books and other printed materials published in Bangladesh under the copyright law of Bangladesh. It was founded in 1973, but it traces its origins back to 1967, before the Bangladesh Liberation War and its independence.[4] It is open to the public and has both Bengali and English language books.[5] It is housed in the National Library Bhaban.[6]
