Prime Minister Tarique Rahman inaugurated the July Mass Uprising Memorial Museum at Sher-e-Bangla Nagar in Dhaka on 5 August.
At the ceremony, he said the museum would become a reflection of all democratic movements in Bangladesh, not just the July uprising, and would inspire future generations.
He said it would preserve the history of the July-August movement, including martyrs' stories, testimonies of the wounded, first-hand experiences of students and the public, photographs, videos, posters, wall writings, graffiti, cartoons, poems, songs, plays, paintings, personal memorabilia and digital materials.
The prime minister thanked donors of personal memorabilia, documents, photographs and artworks, saying such contributions play an important role in preserving history for future generations.
"I believe incomplete, exaggerated or motivated narratives never strengthen history," he said.
He called the day a landmark in the country's history and said the museum would expose the mask of the ousted "fascist" forces, who he said never accepted democratic rule.
He paid deep tribute to all martyrs and said the museum would hold the nation's struggle, sacrifice, pain, courage and democratic aspirations in permanent memory.
He later toured the museum's galleries and examined preserved artefacts, photographs, documents and memorabilia.