Cumilla’s Rammala Library needs digitization: Mahfuj

Information and Broadcasting Adviser Md Mahfuj Alam today described the Rammala Library as a priceless repository of cultural heritage. “The manuscripts and books preserved here are important records of the nation’s history and heritage. It is crucial to preserve them digitally. I will inform the Ministry of Culture so that measures can be taken for digitization without delay,” he told reporters after visiting the library here.

He said Cumilla’s traditional Rammala Library houses thousands of rare manuscripts, ancient books, newspapers, and historical documents.  Although the library has played a significant role in the history of Bengali literature, it has long been neglected, he added.

Mahfuj also said the small museum attached to the Rammala Library contains many old coins, artworks, and historical artifacts. Modern conservation measures need to be introduced to protect these assets, he added. Earlier, he visited the site designated for a modern information complex along the Dhaka-Chattogram Highway in the Jagurjhuli area of Cumilla and inquired about the progress of the project.

Deputy Commissioner Amirul Kaiser, Superintendent of Police Nazir Ahmed Khan, and Additional Deputy Commissioner Saiful Islam, among others, were present.