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What is Bhikitia?

Bhikitia is a Bangladeshi open online encyclopedia dedicated to providing accurate and diverse information. It serves as a valuable resource for users, offering detailed articles on various topics, including history, culture, and global issues. Currently, the Bengali Bhikitia and English Bhikitia are active and a total of 10,739 articles available on English Bhikitia.

History of Bhikitia

Bhikitia is a bilingual, independent online encyclopedia from Bangladesh that provides factual and educational content in both Bengali and English. Launched in October 2024 by poet and entrepreneur Parvej Husen Talukder, it was established to bridge information gaps in regional languages while offering a global perspective. Read more..

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Jimmy Wales is an American internet entrepreneur and philanthropist, best known as the co-founder of Wikipedia, the world's largest and most widely used online encyclopedia. He was born on August 7, 1966, in Huntsville, Alabama. Wales's early life was marked by a strong academic inclination; he attended Auburn University, where he studied finance, and later earned a master's degree in finance from the University of Alabama.

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Did you know?

... that Kazi Nazrul Islam is known as the 'Rebel Poet' of Bengal?
... that Bhikitia aims to make knowledge accessible in Bengali and English?
... that Kazi Nazrul Islam wrote the famous poem Bidrohi (The Rebel), which became a symbol of Bengali patriotism?

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The Wikimedia Foundation is a non-profit organization headquartered in San Francisco, California, that operates and supports a family of free knowledge projects, including Wikipedia, Wikimedia Commons, Wiktionary, Wikibooks, Wikiversity, Wikiquote, Wikisource, Wikinews, and Wikidata. It was founded on June 20, 2003 by Jimmy Wales to ensure the long-term stability and growth of Wikipedia and its sister projects, all of which provide free access to knowledge.

The Bhikitian Authority

Bhikitia Authority (former: Bhikitia Council) is the executive leadership team responsible for overseeing the governance, operations, and strategic direction of Bhikitia, a community-driven online encyclopedia based in Bangladesh.

For questions, support, or assistance, visit Contact us or email at admin@bhikitia.org.

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