Dhaka, Oct. 13 -- The government has taken an initiative to modernise and digitise the National Archives and the National Library under a new project aimed at informing the next generation about the nation's true history and preserving cultural heritage.

The Department of Archives and Libraries under the Ministry of Cultural Affairs will implement the project titled "Digitisation, Online Service Expansion and Modernisation of the National Archives and the National Library."

The project with an estimated cost of Tk 234.70 crore will be entirely funded by the government which is scheduled to run from July, 2025 to June, 2029.

According to the project documents, nearly nine crore archival and library materials will be digitised using mode...