Chittagong University Library

The University of Chittagong Library is the central library of the University of Chittagong. It is the first and largest library in Chittagong, established in 1966. Currently, the library holds a collection of over 400,000 items. The library is managed and operated under the authority of the University of Chittagong. It is one of the major research libraries in Bangladesh. The library holds a diverse range of printed and digital resources in various languages and formats. These include books, manuscripts, journals, newspapers, magazines, databases, research works, encyclopedias, dictionaries, handbooks, manuals, and maps. Among its notable collections are ancient manuscripts written between 100 and 250 years ago on materials such as palm leaves, handmade tulat paper, tree bark, and bamboo slips. These manuscripts are written in Bengali, Sanskrit, Pali, Arabic, Persian, and Urdu. Another significant collection includes nearly 3,500 rare periodicals published between 1872 and 1953, gathered by renowned literary scholar Abdul Karim Sahitya Bisharad.

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