Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
 The headquarter of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh at Nimtali, Dhaka, Bangladesh | |
| Formation | 1952 |
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| Location |
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| Coordinates | 23°43′27″N 90°24′09″E / 23.724076°N 90.402586°E |
President | Mahfuza Khanam[1] |
| Website | www |
The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh is a non political and non profit research organisation registered under both Society Act of 1864 and NGO Bureau, Government of Bangladesh. [2]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.[3]
Publications
The society's publications include:[3]
- 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
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References
- ^ "Presidents". www.asiaticsociety.org.bd. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
- ^ "About ASB". www.asiaticsociety.org.bd. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
- ^ a b 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.
