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Wikimedia Bangladesh

Wikimedia Bangladesh (Bengali: উইকিমিডিয়া বাংলাদেশ) or WikimediaBD (locally registered in Bangladesh as Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation) is an approved chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation. It was approved by the Wikimedia Board of trustees on October 3, 2011 and was the 39th chapter to be approved by the Wikimedia Foundation board. It was locally registered in Bangladesh on 9 June 2014 at Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms as a non-profit foundation under the Societies Registrations Act, 1860 bearing the registration number S-11906 and official name Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.

Wikimedia Bangladesh
A three colored svg logo of Wikimedia Bangladesh

Bangladesh map on globe
LocationBangladesh Icons-flag-bd.png
Country codeBD
Legal statusvoluntary and non-profit organization
Approval date3 October 2011
Main officeDhaka
Membershipyes
Volunteers63
Official language(s) Bengali
Other language(s)English
PresidentShabab Mustafa
Key peopleAnkan Ghosh Dastider (General Secretary)
Masum-al-hasan Rocky (Treasurer)
BudgetPer project
AffiliationsWikimedia Foundation
Mobile number+8801725003744
Websitewikimedia.org.bd
E-mail addressinfo@wikimedia.org.bd
Mailing listwikimedia-bd
Freenode#wikimedia-bd
TwitterWikimediaBD
FacebookWikimediaBD
YouTubeWikimedia Bangladesh
Mailing addressShelteck Niribili, 210/2 (1st Floor), New Elephant Road, Katabon, Dhaka-1205

Primary objective of this chapter is to help coordinate and promote various Bengali language Wikimedia projects like Wikipedia, Wikisource, Wiktionary, Wikibooks etc throughout Bangladesh.

Wikimedia-logo.svg Current projectsEdit

NativeEdit

Bengali language (bn) projects
Name Type Language Local name
Bengali Wikipedia Wikipedia Bengali উইকিপিডিয়া
Bengali Wiktionary Wiktionary Bengali উইকিঅভিধান
Bengali Wikisource Wikisource Bengali উইকিসংকলন
Bengali Wikibooks Wikibooks Bengali উইকিবই
Bengali Wikivoyage Wikivoyage Bengali উইকিভ্রমণ
Bishnupriya Manipuri (bpy) language projects
Name Type Language Local name
Bishnupriya Manipuri Wikipedia Wikipedia Bishnupriya Manipuri উইকিপিডিয়া
Santali (sat) language projects
Name Type Language Local name
Santali Wikipedia Wikipedia Santali উইকিপিডিয়া

Non-nativeEdit

English language (en) projects
All English language projects, most notably English Wikipedia (to develop Bangladesh and Bengali language/culture related content).

Wikimedia Community Logo optimized.svg Local CommunitiesEdit

Local communities run by Wikimedia Bangladesh
Name (en) Local name Area
Chattogram Wikipedia Community চট্টগ্রাম উইকিপিডিয়া সম্প্রদায় Chattogram Division
Rajshahi Wikipedia Community রাজশাহী উইকিপিডিয়া সম্প্রদায় Rajshahi Division
Sylhet Wikipedia Community সিলেট উইকিপিডিয়া সম্প্রদায় Sylhet Division
Barishal Wikipedia Community বরিশাল উইকিপিডিয়া সম্প্রদায় Barishal Division
Khulna Wikipedia Community খুলনা উইকিপিডিয়া সম্প্রদায় Khulna Division
Cumilla Wikipedia Community কুমিল্লা উইকিপিডিয়া সম্প্রদায় Cumilla District
Mymensingh Wikipedia Community ময়মনসিংহ উইকিপিডিয়া সম্প্রদায় Mymensingh District

Becoming a memberEdit

Three types of membership are available: Regular membership, Supporting membership and Institutional membership. Any natural person and institution/corporate body may become member of Wikimedia Bangladesh. Members may either be Bangladeshis or foreign nationals. Those who are under 18 years of age may become Supporting members and those who are 18+ may become Regular members. Individuals have to pay yearly membership fees; the year will be calculated from the July-June session. Regular Member: 500 BDT, Supporting member: 100 BDT. For more information please visit member registration rules.

Nuvola apps kopete.png Contact usEdit

Website
Main site: wikimedia.org.bd
Documentation site: bd.wikimedia.org
Email
info@wikimedia.org.bd
Mailing list
Official mailing list of Wikimedia Bangladesh. join discussions at wikimedia-bd
IRC
Catch us directly on our freenode IRC channel #wikimedia-bd
Facebook
Become a fan of Wikimedia Bangladesh at facebook.com/wikimediabd
Twitter
Follow our tweets at @wikimediabd (hash #WikimediaBD)
Instagram
Follow us @WikimediaBD
Youtube Channel
Subscribe +Wikimedia Bangladesh

Nuvola apps korganizer.svg Our objectivesEdit

(From our Memorandum of Association)

  1. To create awareness among the people of Bangladesh about the availability of free and open educational content and enable them to effectively use this.
  2. To help build the capacity of individuals and institutions to access, develop and contribute to free and open educational resources which include but are not limited to, encyclopedias, dictionaries, books, images etc.
  3. To organize workshops, seminars, study circles, conferences, training programs and other educational activities in collaboration and co-operation with academic/educational institutes, research groups, non-government organizations, foreign agencies, governments and any other interested organization for spreading the knowledge and/or use of free and open educational resources.
  4. To support the charitable work of the Wikimedia Foundation.
  5. To promote wider participation in the creation, dissemination and expansion of information and educational resources covering the world’s knowledge and languages to all persons, everywhere.
  6. To further the development of electronic, printed and other resources required to support such participation.
  7. To produce, publish and develop or cause to be produced, published and developed, information/educational resources, whether in printed, electronic or other forms.
  8. To encourage the use of information resources for the advancement of education.
  9. To do all and any other acts or things as may be incidental or conducive to the attainment of all or any of the above objects.

Official policy seal nt.svg ResponsibilitiesEdit

 

Executive CommitteeEdit

See the updated list on the chapter wiki of Wikimedia Bangladesh with short biography.
The current Executive Committee consists of the following people.

  1. Shabab Mustafa (President)
  2. Ankan Ghosh Dastider (General Secretary)
  3. Masum Al Hasan (Treasurer)
  4. Tanvir Rahman (Member)
  5. Tanweer Morshed (Member)
  6. Ali Haidar Khan (Member)
  7. Moheen Reeyad (Member)
  8. Subrata Roy (Member)
  9. Mayeenul Islam (Member)
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ActivitiesEdit

Wikimedia Bangladesh Activity Reports

Activities of Wikimedia Bangladesh

Nuvola apps amarok.png PublicationsEdit

Publications of Wikimedia Bangladesh

  • A cheat sheet of Bangla Wikipedia

  • A Bangla leaflet to promote Bangla Wikipedia

X-office-calendar.svg Ongoing eventsEdit

X-office-calendar.svg Past eventsEdit

Photos of past Wikimedia events in Bangladesh are available here. Few major events organised by Wikimedia Bangladesh in the past are as follows:

To see all kinds of events organised by Wikimedia Bangladesh please see our activity report.


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