The Bangladeshi government is planning to build the panoramic museum on the liberation war in the northwestern Meherpur district, where the first government was formed on April 10, 1971, after the declaration of independence from Pakistan on March 26 in the same year.īengalis in then-West Pakistan fought a nine-month war against the Pakistani military that ended up with the formation of an independent country called Bangladesh.īangladesh is also interested in exchanging experts, experience sharing, team building, and enhancing cooperation in the education sector, Miah said, calling on the Turkish side to increase the number of scholarships for Bangladeshi students. He also mentioned that if any other institutions or individuals step forth to help Bangladesh in designing or technologically equipping the museum, he would try his best to take them to Bangladesh for further study on the project. Turkish Deputy Foreign Minister Yavuz Selim Kıran and Gökhan Yazgı, head of Directorate General of Cultural Assets and Museums of the Cultural Ministry, have verbally assured Bangladesh that Ankara will cooperate and extend its hand to collaborate with Dhaka in setting up the museum, Miah said. “Regarding setting up this panorama, we will mostly try our best to take some architects, engineers and design from Turkey… We will talk to the government – my government, my minister – and try to pursue them to ensure that we can take the technology, architects and design from Turkey.” We have our own ideas, philosophy and culture, but there are similarities in different fields,” Miah said, underlining that both countries can share ideas and experiences in many sectors. “They (Turks) have their own ideas, philosophy and culture. He was fascinated by the panoramic museum’s 360-degree 3D paintings that depict the conquest of Istanbul by the Ottoman armies led by Mehmed the Conqueror in 1453.

I visited (Turkey) and tried my best to collect some information and design from other countries as well,” he said.ĭuring his official trip to Turkey, Miah visited several war museums, including the Panorama 1453 History Museum in Istanbul and the Victory Museum in the central Afyon province. “We are trying our best to take ideas from different countries and it is the first step. Speaking to Anadolu Agency during his visit to Turkey, Secretary of Bangladesh’s Liberation War Ministry Khaja Miah said his government is planning to set up a panoramic museum that would showcase the country’s liberation war and the life of Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman, the founding father of the nation.

1453 panorama video