Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh was established as the Asiatic Society of East Pakistan in Dhaka in 1952 by numbers of muslim leaders, and renamed in 1972. Ahmed Hasan Dani, a noted muslim historian and archaeologist of Pakistan played an important role in founding this society. He was assisted by Muhammad Shahidullah, a Bengali linguist. The society is housed in Nimtali, walking distance from the Curzon Hall of Dhaka University, locality of Old Dhaka.[2]
 The headquarter of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh at Nimtali, Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
| Formation | 1952 |
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| Coordinates | 23.724076°N 90.402586°E |
President | Mahfuza Khanam[1] |
| Website | www |
Publications
The society's publications include:[2]
- Banglapedia, the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (edition 2, 2012)
- Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh (2010, 28 volumes)
- Cultural Survey of Bangladesh, a documentation of the country's cultural history, tradition and heritage (2008, 12 volumes)
- Children’s Banglapedia, a three-volume version of Banglapedia for children
- History of Bangladesh (1704-1971) (3 volumes)
- National Online Biography; Digital publication of the Survey and Settlement Reports (1896-1927)
- Parliamentary Documents and History
- Digest of the reports and surveys on the mineral resources in Bangladesh
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Humanities)
- Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Sciences)
- Asiatic Society Patrika
List of Presidents
- Abdul Hamid (1952–53)
- Muhammad Shahidullah (1954)
- Professor Abdul Halim (1955)
- Muhammad Ibrahim (1956)
- Khan Bahadur Abdur Rahman Khan (1957–61)
- Professor Abdul Halim (1960–61)
- Muhammad Shahidullah (1962–64)
- Mohammad Enamul Haq (1965–66)
- Muhammad Shahidullah (1967)
- Justice Abdul Maudud (1968)
- Professor Abu B Mohamed Habibullah (1969–73)
- Syed Murtaza Ali (1974)
- Professor Abu B Mohamed Habibullah (1975)
- Kamruddin Ahmed (1976–78)
- Serajul Huq (1979)
- Mohammad Enamul Haq (1980)
- Khan Bahadur Abdul Hakim (1981)
- Professor Mafizullah Kabir (1982)
- A R Mallick (1983–85)
- AKM Zakaria (1986–87)
- Dr. Abdullah al-Muti Sharafuddin (1988–91)
- A K M Nurul Islam (1992–93)
- Sirajul Islam (1994–95)
- Wakil Ahmed (1996–97)
- M Harunur Rashid (1998–99)
- Professor Abdul Momin Chowdhury (2000-2003)
- Emajuddin Ahamed (2004-2007)
- Sirajul Islam (2008-2011)
- Professor Nazrul Islam (2012-2013)
- Amirul Islam Chowdhury (2014–17)
- Mahfuza Khanam (2018–present)
See also
References
- "Presidents". www.asiaticsociety.org.bd. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- Sajahan Miah Murshed (2012). "Asiatic Society of Bangladesh". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
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