▁by ▁the ▁Library ▁Association ▁of ▁Bang l adesh ▁( LAB ). ▁It ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁repro graph y ▁service , ▁in - house ▁bind ery ▁and ▁conservation ▁section . ▁ ▁History ▁The ▁foundation ▁stone ▁for ▁D h aka ▁Central ▁Public ▁Library ▁was ▁laid ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 4 ▁with ▁the ▁Reg istr ar ▁of ▁D h aka ▁University ▁as ▁part - time ▁L ibr arian . ▁Design ated ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁centre ▁for ▁the ▁public ▁library ▁system ▁in ▁the ▁then ▁East ▁Pakistan ▁on ▁the ▁basis ▁of ▁the ▁recommend ations ▁made ▁by ▁Australian ▁Library ▁consult ant ▁Mr . ▁L ▁C ▁Key ▁in ▁ 1 9 5 5 , ▁it ▁was ▁opened ▁to ▁the ▁public ▁on ▁ 2 2 ▁March ▁ 1 9 5 8 ▁with ▁a ▁stock ▁of ▁ 1 0 , 0 4 0 ▁books . ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 8 ▁the ▁library ▁moved ▁to ▁its ▁building ▁near ▁the ▁Shah bag ▁Inter section ▁from ▁its ▁original ▁building ▁designed ▁by ▁pione ering ▁Bang l ades hi ▁architect ▁Maz har ul ▁Islam , ▁which ▁went ▁on ▁to ▁house ▁the ▁D h aka ▁University ▁Central ▁Library . ▁The ▁Department ▁of ▁the ▁Public ▁L ibr aries ▁was ▁established ▁with ▁Bang l adesh ▁Central ▁Public ▁Library ▁as ▁its ▁headquarters ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁Between ▁ 1 9 8 0 ▁and ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁UN ES CO ▁provided ▁nearly ▁ 9 . 9   mill ion ▁Bang l ades hi ▁tak a ▁to ▁develop ▁the ▁library . ▁ ▁The ▁library ▁has ▁under