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Asiatic Society of Bangladesh

Non-profit research organisation in Bangladesh

Non-profit research organisation in Bangladesh

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captionThe headquarters of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh at Nimtali, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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location5, Old Secretariat Road, Nimtali, Dhaka, Bangladesh
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The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh is a non political and non profit research organisation registered under both Society Act of 1864 and NGO Affairs Bureau, Government of Bangladesh. The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh was established as the Asiatic Society of East Pakistan in Dhaka in 1952 by a number 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.

History

Asiatic Society of Bangladesh traces its origins to The Asiatic Society, which was founded by Sir William Jones in 1784. Some of scholars of the Asiatic Society moved to Dhaka, capital of East Bengal, after the Partition of India. Ahmad Hasan Dani, professor of history at the University of Dhaka, proposed the idea of establishing a Asiatic Society in Dhaka which was widely appreciated by scholars in Dhaka.

Asiatic Society of Pakistan was established on 3 January 1952 by Ahmad Hasan Dani, Abu Mohammed Habibullah, Abdul Halim, Abdul Hamid, Itrat Husain Zuberi, J. S. Turner, Khan Bahadur Abdur Rahman Khan, Muhammad Shahidullah, Sayed Moazzem Hossain, Serajul Huq, Sheikh Sharafuddin, Syed Muhammed Taifoor, and W. H. A. Sadani. The society modeled after The Asiatic Society in Kolkata is managed by a 17 member executive committee which has a two year term.

In September 2013, the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh published a junior version of Banglapedia.

The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh in November 2020 cancelled the grant of two professors at the University of Dhaka after it found evidence of plagiarism in their work.

Museum

The Asiatic Society Heritage Museum is located in Old Dhaka.

Publications

The society's publications include:

  • 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 and general secretaries

PresidentGeneral secretaryTermReference
Abdul HamidAhmad Hasan Dani1952-1953
Muhammad ShahidullahSerajul Huq1954
Abdul HalimSerajul Huq1955
Muhammad IbrahimAhmad Hasan Dani1956
Khan Bahadur Abdur Rahman KhanAhmad Hasan Dani1957-1958
Khan Bahadur Abdur Rahman KhanM Saghir Hasan1959
Abdul HalimAhmad Hasan Dani1960-1961
Muhammad ShahidullahMafizullah Kabir1962
Muhammad ShahidullahSyed Sajjad Hussain1963-1964
Muhammad Enamul HaqAbdul Karim1965
Muhammad Enamul HaqMafizullah Kabir1966
Muhammad ShahidullahSyed Murtaza Ali1967
Abdul MaududAbu Mohammed Habibullah1968
Abu Mohammed HabibullahAhmed Sharif1969-1973
Syed Murtaza AliAjoy Kumar Roy1974
Abu Mohammed HabibullahAjoy Kumar Roy1975
Kamruddin AhmedMohammad Moniruzzaman Miah1976
Kamruddin AhmedMomtazur Rahman Tarafdar1977-1978
Serajul HuqMomtazur Rahman Tarafdar1979
Muhammad Enamul HaqMomtazur Rahman Tarafdar1980
Khan Bahadur Abdul HakimSirajul Islam1981
Mafizullah KabirSirajul Islam1982
A R MallickK. M. Mohsin1983
A R MallickMohammad Moniruzzaman1984-1985
Abul Kalam Mohammed ZakariaSirajul Islam1986-1987
A. M. SharafuddinWakil Ahmed1988-1989
A. M. SharafuddinSyed Anwar Husain1990-1991
AKM Nurul IslamHasna Begum1992-1993
Sirajul IslamHarun-or-Rashid1994-1995
Wakil AhmedAkmal Hussain1996-1997
M Harunur RashidSajahan Miah1998-1999
Abdul Momin ChowdhurySajahan Miah2000-2001
Abdul Momin ChowdhurySyed Rashidul Hasan2002-2003
Emajuddin AhamedS. M. Mahfuzur Rahman2004-2005
Emajuddin AhamedSajahan Miah2006-2007
Sirajul IslamMahfuza Khanam2008-2009
Sirajul IslamMahfuza Khanam2010-2011
Nazrul IslamAhmed A. Jamal2012-2013
Amirul Islam ChowdhuryAhmed A. Jamal2012-2013
Amirul Islam ChowdhuryAhmed A. Jamal2014-2015title=Presidents – ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BANGLADESHurl=https://www.asiaticsociety.org.bd/about/presidents/access-date=2023-04-20language=en-US}}
Amirul Islam ChowdhuryA. K. M. Golam Rabbani2016-2017
Mahfuza KhanamSabbir Ahmed2018-2019
Mahfuza KhanamSabbir Ahmed2020-2021
Khondoker Bazlul HoqueMohammad Siddiqur Rahman Khan2022-2023

References

References

  1. . (31 January 2024). ["Dr Harun president, Dr Siddiqur GS of Asiatic Society council"](https://www.bssnews.net/news/171037#:~:text=DHAKA%2C%20Jan%2031%2C%202024%20(,the%20Asiatic%20Society%20of%20Bangladesh.). *[[Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha*.
  2. "About ASB".
  3. Sajahan Miah Murshed. (2012). "Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh". Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. Ahsan, Syed Badrul. (30 September 2013). "Where knowledge is the goal …..". [[The Daily Star (Bangladesh).
  5. Rahman, Asifur. (2021-03-24). "Plagiarism found in work of two DU teachers".
  6. (2019-01-04). "Asiatic Society Heritage Museum open to all".
  7. "Presidents – ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BANGLADESH".
  8. "General Secretaries – ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BANGLADESH".
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