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Wikimedia Bangladesh (Bengali: উইকিমিডিয়া বাংলাদেশ), also known as Wikimedia BD or WMBD, is a recognized chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation. It was officially approved by the Wikimedia Foundation Board of Trustees on October 3, 2011, becoming the 39th chapter worldwide. The organisation is locally registered in Bangladesh as the Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation, a non-profit entity under the Societies Registration Act, 1860, with registration number S-11906. Registration was completed on June 9, 2014, through the Registrar of Joint Stock Companies and Firms.

Wikimedia Bangladesh
A three colored svg logo of Wikimedia Bangladesh

Bangladesh map on globe
LocationBangladesh
Country codeBD
Legal statusvoluntary and non-profit organization
Approval dateOctober 3, 2011
Main officeDhaka
Membershipyes
Volunteers63
Official language(s)Bangla
Other language(s)English
PresidentShabab Mustafa
Key peopleTanvir Rahman (General Secretary (acting))
Dolon Prova (Treasurer (acting))
BudgetPer project
AffiliationsWikimedia Foundation
Mobile number+8801725003744
Websitewikimedia.org.bd
E-mail addressinfo@wikimedia.org.bd
Mailing listwikimedia-bd
Libera.Chat#wikimedia-bd
TwitterWikimediaBD
FacebookWikimediaBD
YouTubeWikimedia Bangladesh
Mailing addressS-179 (7th floor), Mukto Bangla Shopping Complex, Mirpur-1, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh

The primary objective of Wikimedia Bangladesh is to support, coordinate, and promote Wikimedia projects in the Bengali language—including Wikipedia, Wikisource, Wiktionary, Wikibooks, Wikivoyage and others—throughout Bangladesh.

To learn more about Wikimedia Bangladesh’s past and ongoing activities, including events, workshops, and community meetups, please visit the official documentation website.

Our objectives

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(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.

Current projects

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Native

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Bengali language (bn) projects
Name Type Language Local name
Bangla Wikipedia Wikipedia Bengali উইকিপিডিয়া
Bangla Wiktionary Wiktionary Bengali উইকিঅভিধান
Bangla Wikisource Wikisource Bengali উইকিসংকলন
Bangla Wikibooks Wikibooks Bengali উইকিবই
Bangla Wikivoyage Wikivoyage Bengali উইকিভ্রমণ
Bangla Wikiquote Wikiquote Bengali উইকিউক্তি
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 ᱣᱤᱠᱤᱯᱤᱰᱤᱭᱟ

Non-native

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

Regional Communities

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Chattogram Wikimedia Community was the first regional community in Bangladesh.

The Regional Communities of Wikimedia Bangladesh were formed with the idea of decentralization, as Wikimedia Bangladesh’s outreach activities were previously concentrated mostly in Dhaka. This initiative aims to expand Wikimedia engagement across different cities by establishing local volunteer communities. Currently, there are five approved communities in Chattogram, Rajshahi, Cumilla, Chandpur, and Mymensingh, actively organizing workshops, edit-a-thons, and other events to enhance content and involve local contributors. Additionally, four proposed communities in Sylhet, Barishal, Khulna, and Santali-speaking regions are working toward strengthening Wikimedia activities in their respective areas. Through these regional initiatives, Wikimedia Bangladesh fosters greater participation and knowledge sharing across the country.

Regional Communities run by Wikimedia Bangladesh
Name Established Area Status
Chattogram Wikimedia Community July 14, 2014 Chattogram   Approved
Rajshahi Wikimedia Community March 17, 2015 Rajshahi
Cumilla Wikimedia Community 2018 Cumilla
Chandpur Wikimedia Community 2019 Chandpur
Mymensingh Wikimedia Community 2021 Mymensingh
Dhaka Wikimedia Community March 23, 2025 Dhaka
Sylhet Wikimedia Community March 6, 2018 Sylhet Propposed
Barishal Wikimedia Community March 6, 2018 Barishal
Khulna Wikimedia Community March 6, 2018 Khulna
Santali Wikipedia Community, Bangladesh August 11, 2018

Becoming a member

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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.

Activities

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Activities of Wikimedia Bangladesh

Publications

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Publications of Wikimedia Bangladesh
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    A cheat sheet of Bangla Wikipedia
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    A Bangla leaflet to promote Bangla Wikipedia
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    WikiBarta magazine issue covers

Ongoing events

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Past events

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Photos of past Wikimedia events in Bangladesh are available here. A 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.


Contact us

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<translate> Website</translate>
<translate> Main site</translate>: wikimedia.org.bd
<translate> Documentation site</translate>: bd.wikimedia.org
<translate> Email</translate>
info@wikimedia.org.bd
<translate> Mailing list</translate>
<translate> Official mailing list of Wikimedia Bangladesh. join discussions at <tvar name="mail">wikimedia-bd</tvar></translate>
<translate> IRC</translate>
<translate> Catch us directly on our freenode IRC channel <tvar name="irc">#wikimedia-bd</tvar></translate>
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See also

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