BANGLADESH

Virtual Museum Bangladesh launched

Virtual Museum Bangladesh (VMB) was launched in a bid to present the rich history and heritage of the country all over the world through digital technology.

Prime Minister’s Power, Energy and Mineral Resources Affairs Adviser Dr. Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Bir Bikram inaugurated the virtual museum on Monday evening at the Bangamata Begum Fazilatun Nesa Mujib Auditorium of the National Museum.

Launching such a platform on the occasion of golden jubilee of the country and birth centenary of the father of the nation Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman is definitely a milestone for the country in its way to digitalization, said Dr. Tawfiq-e-Elahi Chowdhury, Bir Bikram.

Dr Tawfiq said, “Whenever I talk to any foreign delegate, I always begin with discussing the heritage and culture of the country as we had enriched culture and heritage even 2500 years back when they (United States of America) had nothing in terms of civilization.”

The platform could be a medium through which the history, heritage and culture of the country can be presented to the students in a very joyous way and it will also make them more interested to know about the history, he added.

The advisor also called upon the concerned to make a virtual museum of both National museum and Liberation War museum saying “The government will definitely provide necessary assistance and support.”

Appreciating the initiative, he said, “Soon after learning about the platform through the newspaper, I myself made contact with the founders and was happy to see that it has been taken by the youth of the country.”

Additional Inspector General of Bangladesh Police SM Ruhul Amin, Liberation War Museum Trustee Mofidul Haque and Professor of Jahangirnagar University Archeology department Dr. Shahnewaz also addressed the occasion.

The VMB, a platform where traditional installations and antiquities of Bangladesh are presented as a state-of-the-art VR content, will play a significant role in spreading the rich history and heritage of Bangladesh all over the world, said Ahamed Jaman Sonjib, founder, Project head and Lead Developer of VMB.

The VMB is a great solution for school and college students, domestic and foreign tourists, physically challenged people or anyone to explore the sites saving money, time and effort, he added.

The development of Virtual Museum Bangladesh began in mid of 2017. In the meantime, six different archaeological sites have been added to the VMB app as immersive virtual reality content.

Anyone can download the app from website virtualmuseumbd.com and experience the six installations virtually with just a VR headset.

In addition, each archaeological content could be explored on the website as a three-sixty tour without even a VR headset.

The archaeological sites attached to the app are: Sixty Dome Mosque in Bagerhat, Chhoto Sona Mosque in Chapainawabganj, Bara Sardar Bari in Sonargaon, 11 Shiva Temple in Jashore, Panam Nagar in Narayanganj and Kantjew Temple in Dinajpur.

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