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Herbarium and herbal museum are parts of botanic garden where the plant materials are preserved for identification, nomenclature and morphological studies. Recently, digital herbarium is introduced and gaining prominence for easy use and maintenance. Additionally, digital herbarium along with database on plant characters are being used for quick identification of plants. The department of Crop Botany, Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Agricultural University (BSMRAU), Gazipur, Bangladesh has been completed a sub-project entitled “Establishment of Digital Herbarium and Herbal Museum for Improving Academic and Research Capability in Crop Botany” under Higher Education Quality Enhancement Project (HEQEP), UGC, Ministry of Education, Government of Bangladesh funded by the World Bank.