Within the framework of the 1972 Convention concerning the Protection of the World Cultural and Natural Heritage, and its World Heritage Funds, an International Assistance project on “Updating the Tentative List in Bangladesh” is jointly carried out by the Department of Archaeology and UNESCO.
Launching the project, an “Implementation Partners Agreement Signing Ceremony” was held between the Department of Archaeology and UNESCO on 27 January 2020 at the Department of Archaeology.
Mr. Md Hannan Mia, Director General (Additional Secretary) of the Department of Archaeology and Ms. Beatrice Kaldun, Head of Office and UNESCO Representative to Bangladesh together with key staff and the international expert came together and signed the agreement for “Updating the Tentative List in Bangladesh”. Under the leadership of the Department of Archaeology over the past 16+ months, this project analyzed and re-examined the justification of the properties which were included in the existing Tentative List of Bangladesh and assessed the potential Outstanding Universal Value (OUV), authenticity and integrity of new properties for inclusion in an updated Tentative List.
Following a number of webinars, stakeholder meetings and field works with national and international experts, regional directors, academia and researchers a revised Tentative List was established with focus on culture heritage sites.
This revised Tentative List was introduced during a final sharing seminar on 17 February 2021. The final Tentative List of cultural heritage for future nomination for World Heritage listing will be submitted to UNESCO. This is an important step and Bangladesh will then be in compliance and prepare to submit sites from the updated Tentative List for World Heritage inscription.
The updated Tentative List of Bangladesh will soon be available on UNESCO website at https://whc.unesco.org/en/tentativelists/?action=listtentati...