ICOM calls for protecting BD's cultural heritage

International Council of Museums (ICOM) has expressed deep concern over the ongoing crisis in Bangladesh, which has led to the destruction of invaluable cultural heritage sites and museums, reports UNB.

Reports from ICOM-Bangladesh of arson, vandalism, and deliberate damage to significant institutions such as the Independence Museum, Bangabandhu Memorial Museum, Genocide Museum, Shashi Lodge, Sunamgonj Heritage Museum and other historical landmarks have prompted urgent calls for action.

These acts of destruction threaten the physical existence of our museums, historical documents, and archaeological sites, ICOM said in a statement issued on August 23.

This crisis echoes the concerns highlighted in the recent "Declaration on the Protection of Archives, Libraries, Museums and Heritage Places during Armed Conflicts and Political Instability."