What the Heritage of Bagerhat Means to Local People

"Heritage is priceless"

Nighttime in the 60 Dome Mosque in Bagerhat (2019-05) by CyArkCyArk

Md. Golam Ferdous, Custodian, Bagerhat Museum, Department of Archaeology: "All these buildings here are not just tourist places..."        

Golam FardoushCyArk

“...they have meaning to the people of Bagerhat, and the people of Bangladesh.”  

Bagerhat, BangladeshCyArk

AKM Syfur Rahman, Assistant Director, Regional Directorate Office, Department of Archaeology, Khulna: These buildings have survived for 500-600 years, and are still standing..."   

Syfur Rahman, Regional Director, Department of Archaeology, Bagerhat, BangladeshCyArk

...But now, they are deteriorating faster than ever before. This is a clearly indicative of the changing environment and changing climate.”

The Roof of the 60 Dome Mosque in Bagerhat (2019-05) by CyArkCyArk

Mahfuz Ud. Darain, Dean of Architecture Department, University of Khulna, Bangladesh
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Khandokar Mahfuz Ud Darain, Architecture discipline department head at Khulna University: "Heritage is priceless..."  

Khandokar MahfouzCyArk

"...If it is destroyed, it is like destroying years of history and culture. It is like destroying the identity of a nation.”

Sheikh Abdul SalamCyArk

Sheikh Abdul Salam, site attendant: “My father, my grandfathers, my uncles, and myself..."     

Bagerhat, BangladeshCyArk

"...We have all been part of this from the beginning."  

On the Roof of the 60 Dome Mosque in Bagerhat (2019-05) by CyArkCyArk

Afroza Khan Mita, Regional Director, Department of Archaeology, Bagerhat Bangladesh
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Afroza Khan Mita, Regional Director, Regional Directorate Office, Department of Archaeology, Khulna: "It is to smell and feel intensive pride in it."

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This project was made possible through a collaboration between the Department of Archaeology, Ministry of Cultural Affairs, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh.    

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