Country
Official name of the country (Latin transcript):
Gana Praja Tantri Bangla Desh
Parliament
Official name of parliament:
in original language (Latin transcript):
Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangsad
in English translation:
Bangladesh Parliament
Library - General Information
Does any other library provide services to parliament instead?
Adress:
Bangladesh Jatiyo Sangsad
Sangsad Granthagar
Shachibalaya
Sher-e-Bangla Nagar
Dhaka-1207
Telephone:
+880 (2) 811600
Fax:
+880 (2) 812267
Library - Detailed Information
Year of foundation:
1948
Person in charge of the parliamentary library:
Mr. Kazi Tauhid Hasan
Who may use the library?
Members, parliamentary staff, scholars
Number of library staff:
20
Annual acquisition budget:
1.000.000 Tk
(=25.000 US $)
Size of collection:
72.000
Number of current periodicals (printed and electronic):
25
Are periodicals currently indexed for articles?
Yes
Press cuttings:
Yes
Are the papers of the parliament indexed?
Yes
Is the library in charge of the archival materials of the parliament?
Yes
Has the library automated its cataloguing?
No
Does the library use a thesaurus or a classification system for subject indexing?
Yes
Reference services:
Yes
Other special services:
In conjunction with the Parliament Library there are a Research Section and a Reference & Documentation Section