Dhaka, Nov. 3 -- An exhibition honouring Bangladesh's four national leaders at the Liberation War Museum has been suspended shortly before its scheduled opening, after law-enforcing agencies raised "security concerns".

Titled "Four National Leaders in the Struggle for Independence", the exhibition was due to open at 4pm at the museum in Agargaon. Trustees Sarwar Ali and Mofidul Hoque said the decision followed police advice.

"Law-enforcing agencies informed us this afternoon that, for security reasons, it would be better to keep the exhibition closed. We postponed the opening ceremony following their advice," Sarwar told bdnews24.com.

Several guests had arrived when 12 to 15 police personnel came shortly before the event and advised or...