Toshakhana (Bangladesh)

Toshakhana is a Sanskrit/Persian word for treasury/treasure house.^[2] During the British rule of India, East India Trading Company officials would deposit gift they received from local princes and other dignitaries in the company Toshakhana.^[3][4] The Bangladeshi Toshakhana is located at the Presidential palace, Bangabhaban. The treasury includes a flag of Bangladesh that was taken to the Moon and a sample of Moon rock. There are more than one thousand artifacts and 250 artifacts were donated to the Bangladesh National Museum. The Toshkhana is managed by the Cabinet Division.^[5]

In 15 November 2018, Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina inaugurated Toshkhana museum at Bijoy Sharani road beside the Bangladesh Military Museum.^[6] Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina said that during the Bangladesh Nationalist government term several gifts were destroyed because they had her name and the boat symbol; the museum will held preserve the gifts which are property of the state.^[7] The museum is five storeys and was built by the Bangladesh Army.^[8][9]