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| Wikimedia Bangladesh | |
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| Location | Bangladesh  |
| Country code | BD |
| Legal status | voluntary and non-profit organization |
| Approval date | October 3, 2011 |
| Main office | Dhaka |
| Membership | yes |
| Volunteers | 63 |
| Official language(s) | Bangla |
| Other language(s) | English |
| President | Shabab Mustafa |
| Key people | Tanvir Rahman (General Secretary (acting)) Dolon Prova (Treasurer (acting)) |
| Budget | Per project |
| Affiliations | Wikimedia Foundation |
| Mobile number | +8801725003744 |
| Website | wikimedia.org.bd |
| E-mail address | info@wikimedia.org.bd |
| Mailing list | wikimedia-bd |
| Libera.Chat | #wikimedia-bd |
| WikimediaBD | |
| WikimediaBD | |
| YouTube | Wikimedia Bangladesh |
| Mailing address | S-179 (7th floor), Mukto Bangla Shopping Complex, Mirpur-1, Dhaka-1216, Bangladesh |
- CH Wikimedia CH
- GB Wikimedia UK
- KR ????? ??
- US-NYC Wikimedia New York City
- CAT Amical Wikimedia
- ESP-WE Wikiesfera Grupo de Usuarixs
- H-GAPS H-GAPS User Group
- NGA-HA Hausa Wikimedians User Group
- NGA-IG Igbo Wikimedians User Group
- US-NE New England Wikimedians
- WJ WikiJournal
- WK? Whose Knowledge?
Wikimedia Bangladesh (Bengali: ??????????? ????????), 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.
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
[edit](From our Memorandum of Association)
- To create awareness among the people of Bangladesh about the availability of free and open educational content and enable them to effectively use this.
- 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.
- 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.
- To support the charitable work of the Wikimedia Foundation.
- 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.
- To further the development of electronic, printed and other resources required to support such participation.
- To produce, publish and develop or cause to be produced, published and developed, information/educational resources, whether in printed, electronic or other forms.
- To encourage the use of information resources for the advancement of education.
- 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
[edit]Native
[edit]Bengali language (bn) projects
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| Name | Type | Language | Local name | ||||
| Bangla Wikipedia | Wikipedia | Bengali | ??????????? | ||||
| Bangla Wiktionary | Wiktionary | Bengali | ?????????? | ||||
| Bangla Wikisource | Wikisource | Bengali | ????????? | ||||
| Bangla Wikibooks | Wikibooks | Bengali | ?????? | ||||
| Bangla Wikivoyage | Wikivoyage | Bengali | ????????? | ||||
| Bangla Wikiquote | Wikiquote | Bengali | ????????? | ||||
Bishnupriya Manipuri (bpy) language projects
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| Name | Type | Language | Local name | ||||
| Bishnupriya Manipuri Wikipedia | Wikipedia | Bishnupriya Manipuri | ??????????? | ||||
Santali (sat) language projects
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| Name | Type | Language | Local name | ||||
| Santali Wikipedia | Wikipedia | Santali | ?????????? | ||||
Sylheti (syl) language projects
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| Name | Type | Language | Local name | ||||
| Sylheti Wikipedia | Wikipedia | Sylheti | ????????? | ||||
Non-native
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| All English language projects, most notably English Wikipedia (to develop Bangladesh and Bengali language/culture related content). | |||||||
Regional Communities
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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 | |||||||
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| Name | Established | Area | Status | ||||
| Chattogram Wikimedia Community | July 14, 2014 | Chattogram |  Approved
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| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- Wikimedia Bangladesh Activity Reports
- See also: Category:Activities of Wikimedia Bangladesh by year on commons & Category:Activities on WMBD's documentation website.
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School program to encourage students to read Wikipedia. -
Bangla Wikipedia 10 year Founding Anniversary Conference. -
Women participants at a workshop. -
Collaboration Meeting, Bangladesh and Indian Wikimedians. -
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Jimmy Wales giving a speech at the Bengali Wikipedia 10th Anniversary Gala Event, Dhaka, 2015. -
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Wikipedia Contributor day - Wikimedia Bangladesh and GrameenPhone, 2014. -
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Bangladeshi author of science fiction and children's literature Dr. Muhammed Zafar Iqbal giving an opening speech to the students at Metropolitan University, Sylhet, 2014. -
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Bangla Wikipedia quiz contest winner receiving crest at Bangla Wikipedia Workshop at KUET, Khulna, 2014. -
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10 years of Wikipedia celebration, Chattogram, 2011. -
Wikipedia photowalk, Dhaka, 2010.
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Publications
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- Publications of Wikimedia Bangladesh
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A cheat sheet of Bangla Wikipedia -
A Bangla leaflet to promote Bangla Wikipedia -
WikiBarta magazine issue covers
Ongoing events
[edit]- For regular meetups and workshops please visit WMBD's documentation page.
Past events
[edit]Photos of past Wikimedia events in Bangladesh are available here. A few major events organised by Wikimedia Bangladesh in the past are as follows:
- Bangla WikiConference 2024
- Wikimania 2022: Bangladesh
- Wikipedia 15 (2016)
- Bangla Wikipedia 10th Anniversary Celebration (2014–15)
- Bangla Wikipedia Unconference 2012
- Wikipedia 10 (2011)
To see all kinds of events organised by Wikimedia Bangladesh please see our activity report.
Contact us
[edit]- Website
- Main site: wikimedia.org.bd
Documentation site: bd.wikimedia.org - 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
- Follow
See also
[edit]- Wikimedia chapters
- Affiliations committee
- Local chapter FAQ
- Bangladeshi Wikimedians
- Test wikis of languages of Bangladesh
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