Wikimedia Bangladesh

Bangladeshi non-profit charitable organization

Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation (aka Wikimedia Bangladesh or WikimediaBD) is a registered charity established in Bangladesh who work to support volunteers on Wikimedia projects such as Wikipedia. It is a Wikimedia chapter[1] approved by the Wikimedia Foundation. It has a temporary office in Dhaka, Bangladesh.

Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation
উইকিমিডিয়া বাংলাদেশ ফাউন্ডেশন
A three colored svg logo of the Wikimedia Bangladesh
Bangladesh map on globe
AbbreviationWikimediaBD
Formation3 October 2011; 13 years ago (2011-10-03)
FounderWikimedia community
Founded atDhaka, Bangladesh
Typenon-profit organization
Registration no.S-11906
Legal statusActive
HeadquartersShelteck Niribili, 210/2 (1st Floor), New Elephant Road, Katabon
Location
  • Dhaka, Bangladesh
Area served
Bangladesh
MethodsBengali Wikipedia, Bengali Wiktionary, Bengali Wikiquote, Bengali Wikibooks, Bengali Wikisource
President
Shabab Mustafa
Key people
AffiliationsWikimedia Foundation
Volunteers
71 (As of 2019)
Websitewikimedia.org.bd

Projects and initiatives

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Wikimedia Bangladesh projects

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  Name: Bengali Wikipedia
Description: online encyclopedia
Website: bn.wikipedia.org
  Name: Bengali Wiktionary
Description: online dictionary and thesaurus
Website: bn.wiktionary.org
  Name: Bengali Wikisource
Description: digital library
Website: bn.wikisource.org
  Name: Bengali Wikibooks
Description: collection of textbooks
Website: bn.wikibooks.org

Current native projects

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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
Bishnupriya Manipuri (bpy) language projects
Name Type Language Local name
Bishnupriya Manipuri Wikipedia Wikipedia Bishnupriya Manipuri উইকিপিডিয়া

References

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  1. Paroutis, Sotirios; Heracleous, Loizos; Angwin, Duncan (17 May 2013). "Wikimedia chapters". Practicing Strategy: Text and Cases. SAGE (published February 1, 2013). p. 243. ISBN 978-1849207508. Retrieved March 19, 2016.

Other websites

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