ARCHAEOLOGICAL MOUND AND MOUMENTS UNDER WORLD HERITAGE LIST

The protection and preservation of an historical monument is not an end in itself unless it is attractively presented and integrated in the social and cultural life of the people surrounding it. These monuments are not isolated objects of curiosity preserved at the tax-prayer's cost. While preserving these treasured heirloom of the nation and using them,care must be taken to ensure that the use for which an Historical building was originally designed is consistent with the monument. Pathetic violation of this internationally accepted principle is however, glaring in this part of the world. The bulk of the protected Monuments in Asia particularly that of Bangladesh are of religious character, still in use, such as Mosque,Tomb,Temple,Stupas and the like. Precisely for many of such reasons many of our important historical buildings of the country had to be 'Deprotected' and helplessly witness their spoliation. Conservation services in Developing countries are faced with manifold problems. Limited financial resources are one of the other or important obstacle to creating the needed administrative structure, establishing and running a variety of Museums, protecting historical sites, carrying out archaeological Excavations and starting restoration work on endangered monuments.However,adequate financial resources do not provide all these answers. These are usually a real source of anxiety for the Government of Bangladesh and that of south east Asia and other heritage conscious persons and organization of the world.

BANGLADESH ARCHAEOLOGY & ITS WORKS

A nation is known by the standard of respect and care it takes to protect and maintain its Cultural wealth of which it is an heir. Increased awareness of the people of more advanced countries are now safeguarding certain "Historical Zones"in the urban as well as rural areas by introducing special provisions in their law as rural areas by introducing special provisions in their law which are under private ownership threatened by destruction or whole renovation.
The protection and preservation of an historical monument is not an end in itself unless it is attractively presented and integrated in the social and cultural life of the people surrounding it. These monuments are not isolated objects of curiosity preserved at the tax-prayer's cost. While preserving these treasured heirloom of the nation and using them, care must be taken to ensure that the use for which an Historical building was originally designed is consistent with the monument. Pathetic violation of this internationally accepted principle is however,glaring in Bangladesh.
The bulk of the protected Monuments of Bangladesh are of religious character, still in use, such as Mosque,Tomb,Temple,Stupas and the like.Precisely for many of such reasons many of our important historical buildings of the country had to be 'Deprotected' and helplessly witness their spoliation. Conservation services in Developing countries are faced with manifold problems. Limited financial resources are one of the other or important obstacle to creating the needed administrative structure, establishing and running a variety of Museums, protecting historical sites, carrying out archaeological Excavations and starting restoration work on endangered monuments.However, adequate financial resources do not provide all these answers. These are usually a real source of anxiety for the Government of Bangladesh and other heritage conscious persons and organization.
In spite of the great handicap under which the Government of Bangladesh [Particularly Department of Archaeology, Bangladesh] had been working it has carried out commendable conservation of some important historical/Architectural monuments of the country.
Bangladesh archaeology believes that, History is defined as a Biography of a nation. Scientific approach to national history necessitates the exploration of Archaeological sources.
Bangladesh Government and the Department of Archaeology of Bangladesh is fully concerned with the standardized method of Protection, and Conservation and as such cannot refrain itself from the task of rebuilding history of Bangladesh.And the past cannot be rebuild on the debries of the future

INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF BANGLADESH

The Colorful Cultural life of the tribal people of Bangladesh also plays an important part in the Cultural life of Bangladesh.
The picturesque hill ranges of their peripheral regions on the north -east, east and south-east, ordering Mymensingh ,Sylhet,and Chittagong Hill tracts are inhabited by a number of tribal people, whose culture and way of life are as varied and colorful as the natural beauty of our land.Dress,ornaments,tools and weapons ,rituals,customs,traditions and crafts are sharply different from the people of the plains. No cogent history, but some legends, is to be found about any of the quasi-tribal groups living at present in Bangladesh. According to the legend a, still in current, each appear to be a sub-segment of a nomadic tribe who prowled in the neighboring lands for their sustance in the hoary past and ultimately wended its way into naturally forlorn lurking pockets of Bangladesh following incessant feud for either land or leadership. This supposition may be held to be correct for the Northerners as well as east-enders only since we have definite proof that the Westerners were brought as immigrants by different colonial peers
From Santalparganah, Nagpur and Ranchi of India in the late-medieval period. Whatever may be the case, they are now sharing Bangladeshi nationhood at full length.But,they are gradually forgetting their hereditary style of life with the fast expanding urbanization.
Therefore, the Government of Bangladesh now maintains five Tribal Cultural Institutes and an ETHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM across the country with a view to make the future generation informed about the different issues of their traditional phenomena. Even the National Museum of Bangladesh also has one more galleries to serve the the same purpose.
And since these tribal peoples yet retain their distinctiveness and appear to have little advanced from the Neolithic primitive social pattern of life. These we can call our most important INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE.
Among these hill people by far the largest population lives in the Chittagong Hill-Tracts, which indeed is the only predominantly tribal district in Bangladesh. These tribal people of Bangladesh live in this region on the fringe of Civilization in comparative isolation.
We the modern and common people of the plain have very little knowledge the colorful life of our Hill tribes, which indeed is a separate world in capsuled from our Modern Society.
At this stage of life however, it is very difficult to assess how long they can resist the pace of gradual Modernization /industrialization into their Hills. In the long run it is inevitable that their distinctive way of life, customs, dress, ornaments, and arts and crafts will disappear with the passage of time. It is needless to argue here if it would be form their benefit or it would result in precipitating a cultural Tragedy

INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE OF BANGLADESH

The Colorful Cultural life of the tribal people of Bangladesh also plays an important part in the Cultural life of Bangladesh.
The picturesque hill ranges of their peripheral regions on the north -east, east and south-east, ordering Mymensingh ,Sylhet,and Chittagong Hill tracts are inhabited by a number of tribal people, whose culture and way of life are as varied and colorful as the natural beauty of our land.Dress,ornaments,tools and weapons ,rituals,customs,traditions and crafts are sharply different from the people of the plains. No cogent history, but some legends, is to be found about any of the quasi-tribal groups living at present in Bangladesh. According to the legend a, still in current, each appear to be a sub-segment of a nomadic tribe who prowled in the neighboring lands for their sustance in the hoary past and ultimately wended its way into naturally forlorn lurking pockets of Bangladesh following incessant feud for either land or leadership. This supposition may be held to be correct for the Northerners as well as east-enders only since we have definite proof that the Westerners were brought as immigrants by different colonial peers
From Santalparganah, Nagpur and Ranchi of India in the late-medieval period. Whatever may be the case, they are now sharing Bangladeshi nationhood at full length.But,they are gradually forgetting their hereditary style of life with the fast expanding urbanization.
Therefore, the Government of Bangladesh now maintains five Tribal Cultural Institutes and an ETHNOLOGICAL MUSEUM across the country with a view to make the future generation informed about the different issues of their traditional phenomena. Even the National Museum of Bangladesh also has one more galleries to serve the the same purpose.
And since these tribal peoples yet retain their distinctiveness and appear to have little advanced from the Neolithic primitive social pattern of life. These we can call our most important INTANGIBLE CULTURAL HERITAGE.
Among these hill people by far the largest population lives in the Chittagong Hill-Tracts, which indeed is the only predominantly tribal district in Bangladesh. These tribal people of Bangladesh live in this region on the fringe of Civilization in comparative isolation.
We the modern and common people of the plain have very little knowledge the colorful life of our Hill tribes, which indeed is a separate world in capsuled from our Modern Society.
At this stage of life however, it is very difficult to assess how long they can resist the pace of gradual Modernization /industrialization into their Hills. In the long run it is inevitable that their distinctive way of life, customs, dress, ornaments, and arts and crafts will disappear with the passage of time. It is needless to argue here if it would be form their benefit or it would result in precipitating a cultural Tragedy