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Wikimedia Bangladesh | {{Infobox organization | ||
| name = Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation | |||
| native_name = উইকিমিডিয়া বাংলাদেশ ফাউন্ডেশন | |||
| native_name_lang = bn | |||
| logo = Wikimedia Bangladesh logo.svg | |||
| logo_size = 200px | |||
| logo_alt = A three colored svg logo of the Wikimedia Bangladesh | |||
| abbreviation = WikimediaBD | |||
| formation = {{start date and age|df=yes|2011|10|03}} | |||
| founder = [[Wikimedia community]] | |||
| founding_location = [[Dhaka]], Bangladesh | |||
| type = [[Non-profit organization]] | |||
| registration_id = S-11906 | |||
| status = Active | |||
| location = Dhaka, Bangladesh | |||
| coords = {{coord|23.740117|90.3875823|display=inline,title}} | |||
| area_served = Bangladesh | |||
| methods = [[Bengali Wikipedia]], [[Bishnupriya Manipuri Wikipedia]], [[Santali Wikipedia]], [[Wiktionary|Bengali Wiktionary]], [[Wikiquote|Bengali Wikiquote]], [[Wikibooks|Bengali Wikibooks]], [[Wikisource|Bengali Wikisource]], Bengali Wikivoyage | |||
| leader_title = President | |||
| leader_name = [[Shabab Mustafa]] | |||
| key_people = {{Unbulleted list | |||
| Masum Al-Hasan<br />{{smaller|(General Secretary)}} | |||
| Moheen Reeyad<br />{{smaller|(Treasurer)}} | |||
}} | |||
| subsidiaries = [[:wmbd:আঞ্চলিক সম্প্রদায়সমূহ|regional communities]] | |||
| affiliations = [[Wikimedia Foundation]] | |||
| volunteers = 71 ({{as of|2019|08|lc=y|url=https://bd.wikimedia.org/s/vi}}) | |||
| volunteers_year = 2019 | |||
| website = {{URL|www.wikimedia.org.bd | wikimedia.org.bd}} {{URL|https://bd.wikimedia.org/wiki/প্রধান_পাতা| bd.wikimedia.org}} | |||
}} | |||
'''Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation''' (mostly known as '''Wikimedia Bangladesh''' or '''WikimediaBD''') is a [[Charitable organization|registered charity]] established to support volunteers in [[Bangladesh]] who work on [[Wikimedia projects]] such as [[Bengali Wikipedia|Wikipedia]].<ref name="PA-194082">{{cite news |script-title=bn:অনুমোদন পেল উইকিমিডিয়া বাংলাদেশ |url=http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2011-10-16/news/194082 |access-date=1 December 2019 |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |date=16 October 2011 |location=Dhaka |language=Bengali }}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> It is a [[Wikimedia chapter]]<ref name="Practicing">{{cite book |last1=Paroutis |first1=Sotirios |last2=Heracleous |first2=Loizos |last3=Angwin |first3=Duncan |title=Practicing Strategy: Text and Cases |chapter-url=https://books.google.com/books?id=GjEPAAv4kiUC&q=Wikimedia+Bangladesh&pg=PT256 |accessdate=19 March 2016 |date=1 February 2013 |publisher=SAGE |isbn=978-1849207508 |page=243 |chapter=Wikimedia chapters |archive-date=19 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019114840/https://books.google.com/books?id=GjEPAAv4kiUC&q=Wikimedia+Bangladesh&pg=PT256 |url-status=live }}</ref> approved by the [[Wikimedia Foundation]] which owns and hosts those projects. As of 19 November 2019, it is the only official Wikimedia chapter in [[South Asia]] and the only chapter that operates in a [[Bengali language|Bengali]]-speaking environment.<ref name="PA-OD">{{cite news |script-title=bn:নবম বছরে 'উইকিমিডিয়া বাংলাদেশ' |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/technology/article/1617285/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E2%80%98%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E2%80%99 |access-date=19 November 2019 |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |date=16 October 2011 |location=Dhaka |language=Bengali |archive-date=19 October 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231019114840/https://www.prothomalo.com/technology/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E2%80%98%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A7%9F%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E2%80%99 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
The chapter has several collaborations with other institutions and has organised events for volunteers aimed at adding content to Foundation projects. | |||
==History== | |||
Wikimedia Bangladesh was approved by Wikimedia Board of trustees on 3 October 2011, and was the 39th local chapter to be approved by the [[Wikimedia Foundation board]].<ref name="Samakal-1910202">{{cite news |script-title=bn:৯ বছরে 'উইকিমিডিয়া বাংলাদেশ' |url=https://www.samakal.com/technology/article/1910202/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E2%80%98%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E2%80%99 |access-date=19 November 2019 |publisher=[[Samakal]] |date=3 October 2019 |location=Dhaka |language=Bengali }}</ref> In May 2012, the organization applied to [[Registrar of Joint Stock Companies And Firms]] for local registration. It was registered locally on 9 June 2014<ref name="Signpost">{{citation |title=Wikimedia Bangladesh: a chapter's five-year journey |publisher=Wikipedia Signpost|title-link=Wikipedia:Wikipedia Signpost/2014-06-18/Special report}}</ref> under the Societies Registration Act of Bangladesh and its official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.<ref name="About WikimediaBD">{{cite web |url=http://wikimedia.org.bd/about-us/about-wikimedia-bangladesh |title=About Wikimedia Bangladesh |website=WikimediaBD |access-date=16 December 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151222160346/http://wikimedia.org.bd/about-us/about-wikimedia-bangladesh |archive-date=22 December 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
==Board of trustees== | |||
As of 2024, the Board members comprises:<ref>{{cite web |url=https://wikimedia.org.bd/about-us/committees |title=Interim Executive Committee members of Wikimedia Bangladesh}}</ref> | |||
* [[Shabab Mustafa]] (President) | |||
* Masum Al-Hasan (General Secretary) | |||
* Moheen Reeyad (Treasurer) | |||
* Tanvir Rahman (member) | |||
* Ali Haidar Khan (member) | |||
* Ankan Ghosh Dastider (member) | |||
* R K Hannan (member) | |||
* Dolon Prova (member) | |||
* Tanbin Islam Siyam (member) | |||
==Activities== | |||
Wikimedia Bangladesh runs various voluntary education programs such as workshops, photo contests, article contests and conferences in Bangladesh to promote and enrich the [[Wikimedia Foundation#Wikimedia projects|Wikimedia Foundation projects]].<ref>{{cite news |title=10th anniversary of the Bangla Wikipedia celebrated |url=https://www.thedailystar.net/bytes/10th-anniversary-the-bangla-wikipedia-celebrated-90832 |work=[[The Daily Star (Bangladesh)|The Daily Star]] |access-date=19 November 2019 |language=en |date=1 June 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160821212853/http://www.thedailystar.net/bytes/10th-anniversary-the-bangla-wikipedia-celebrated-90832 |archive-date=21 August 2016 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:বাংলাদেশে উইকিমিডিয়া |url=http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2011-10-21/news/195395 |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |language=bn |access-date=19 November 2019 }}{{Dead link|date=October 2023 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref><ref name="Prothom Alo1">{{cite news |script-title=bn:নতুন বছরে নতুন লক্ষ্য |url=https://www.prothomalo.com/technology/article/130000/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF |work=[[Prothom Alo]] |language=bn |access-date=19 November 2019 |archive-date=9 August 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809061024/https://www.prothomalo.com/technology/article/130000/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF |url-status=live }}</ref> While Bengali language projects (such as [[Bengali Wikipedia]]) are the priority, it also helped with the launching of other regional language version of Wikipedia such as [[Santali Wikipedia]] and [[Bishnupriya Manipuri Wikipedia]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Santhali becomes India's first tribal language to get own Wikipedia edition |url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/santhali-becomes-india-s-first-tribal-language-to-get-own-wikipedia-edition/story-fUP5LRZI0lEBlVGNCjW5cK.html |work=[[Hindustan Times]] |accessdate=19 November 2019 |language=en |date=9 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190222174300/https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/santhali-becomes-india-s-first-tribal-language-to-get-own-wikipedia-edition/story-fUP5LRZI0lEBlVGNCjW5cK.html |archive-date=22 February 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |script-title=bn:ক্ষুদ্রজাতির ভাষায় বিশ্বকোষ |url=https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/first-page/2014/02/15/52285#sthash.AL1CKnLu.dpuf |work=[[Kaler Kantho]] |language=bn |access-date=19 November 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180920011304/http://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/first-page/2014/02/15/52285#sthash.AL1CKnLu.dpuf |archive-date=20 September 2018 |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Gour Hari Das: The Unsung Freedom Fighter Whose Fight Didn't End With Freedom |url=https://www.thebetterindia.com/155519/gour-hari-das-freedom-fighter-independence-odisha-news/ |website=The Better India |accessdate=19 November 2019 |date=10 August 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190113005930/https://www.thebetterindia.com/155519/gour-hari-das-freedom-fighter-independence-odisha-news/ |archive-date=13 January 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> | |||
The organization also collaborates with other organizations and institutions such as [[Bangladesh National Museum]], the Embassy of Sweden in Dhaka, [[Grameenphone]] for the enrichment of the Wikipedia project. When video piracy started in Bangladesh by using [[Wikipedia Zero]] in 2016, it worked jointly with the Wikimedia Foundation to raise awareness among the users.<ref name="Prothom Alo1"/><ref>{{cite magazine |last1=Koebler |first1=Jason |title=Wikipedia's Piracy Police Are Ruining the Developing World's Internet Experience |url=https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8q858k/wikipedia-zero-being-surveilled-by-piracy-police |magazine=Vice |access-date=19 November 2019 |language=en |date=27 April 2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190918020016/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8q858k/wikipedia-zero-being-surveilled-by-piracy-police |archive-date=18 September 2019 |url-status=live }}</ref> In 2017, [[Bangladesh Air Force]] release their photos to [[Wikimedia Commons]], and in 2019, [[Jago FM]] provides photographs of media personalities for the same purpose. | |||
==See also== | |||
* [[List of Wikimedia chapters]] | |||
==References== | |||
{{Reflist|30em}} | |||
== External links == | |||
{{Commons category|Wikimedia Bangladesh}} | |||
* {{official website}} | |||
* [https://wikimedia.org.bd/blog Wikimedia BD Blog] | |||
{{Portal bar|Free and open-source software|Internet|Bangladesh}} | |||
{{Authority control}} | |||
[[Category:Wikimedia chapters| ]] | |||
[[Category:2011 establishments in Bangladesh]] | |||
[[Category:Organizations established in 2011]] | |||
[[Category:Charities based in Bangladesh]] | |||
[[Category:Wiki communities]] | |||
[[Category:Wikimedia Foundation]] | |||
[[Category:Educational foundations]] | |||
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Revision as of 06:59, 15 March 2025
| Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation | |
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| Type | Non-profit organization |
| Founder | Wikimedia community |
| Area Served | Bangladesh |
| Key People |
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| Subsidiaries | regional communities |
| Website | [wikimedia.org.bd bd.wikimedia.org wikimedia.org.bd bd.wikimedia.org] |
Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation (mostly known as Wikimedia Bangladesh or WikimediaBD) is a registered charity established to support volunteers in Bangladesh who work on Wikimedia projects such as Wikipedia.[1] It is a Wikimedia chapter[2] approved by the Wikimedia Foundation which owns and hosts those projects. As of 19 November 2019, it is the only official Wikimedia chapter in South Asia and the only chapter that operates in a Bengali-speaking environment.[3]
The chapter has several collaborations with other institutions and has organised events for volunteers aimed at adding content to Foundation projects.
History
Wikimedia Bangladesh was approved by Wikimedia Board of trustees on 3 October 2011, and was the 39th local chapter to be approved by the Wikimedia Foundation board.[4] In May 2012, the organization applied to Registrar of Joint Stock Companies And Firms for local registration. It was registered locally on 9 June 2014[5] under the Societies Registration Act of Bangladesh and its official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.[6]
Board of trustees
As of 2024, the Board members comprises:[7]
- Shabab Mustafa (President)
- Masum Al-Hasan (General Secretary)
- Moheen Reeyad (Treasurer)
- Tanvir Rahman (member)
- Ali Haidar Khan (member)
- Ankan Ghosh Dastider (member)
- R K Hannan (member)
- Dolon Prova (member)
- Tanbin Islam Siyam (member)
Activities
Wikimedia Bangladesh runs various voluntary education programs such as workshops, photo contests, article contests and conferences in Bangladesh to promote and enrich the Wikimedia Foundation projects.[8][9][10] While Bengali language projects (such as Bengali Wikipedia) are the priority, it also helped with the launching of other regional language version of Wikipedia such as Santali Wikipedia and Bishnupriya Manipuri Wikipedia.[11][12][13]
The organization also collaborates with other organizations and institutions such as Bangladesh National Museum, the Embassy of Sweden in Dhaka, Grameenphone for the enrichment of the Wikipedia project. When video piracy started in Bangladesh by using Wikipedia Zero in 2016, it worked jointly with the Wikimedia Foundation to raise awareness among the users.[10][14] In 2017, Bangladesh Air Force release their photos to Wikimedia Commons, and in 2019, Jago FM provides photographs of media personalities for the same purpose.
See also
References
- ↑ "Template:Citation error" (in Bengali). Prothom Alo. Dhaka. 16 October 2011. http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2011-10-16/news/194082.Template:Dead link
- ↑ Practicing Strategy: Text and Cases. SAGE, ISBN 978-1849207508.
- ↑ "Template:Citation error" (in Bengali). Prothom Alo. Dhaka. 16 October 2011. https://www.prothomalo.com/technology/article/1617285/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%AE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E2%80%98%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E2%80%99.
- ↑ "Template:Citation error" (in Bengali). Dhaka: Samakal. 3 October 2019. https://www.samakal.com/technology/article/1910202/%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E2%80%98%E0%A6%89%E0%A6%87%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AE%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%A1%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AF%E0%A6%BC%E0%A6%BE-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%82%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%A6%E0%A7%87%E0%A6%B6%E2%80%99.
- ↑ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2083: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ↑ "About Wikimedia Bangladesh". http://wikimedia.org.bd/about-us/about-wikimedia-bangladesh.
- ↑ "Interim Executive Committee members of Wikimedia Bangladesh". https://wikimedia.org.bd/about-us/committees.
- ↑ "10th anniversary of the Bangla Wikipedia celebrated" (in en). The Daily Star. 1 June 2015. https://www.thedailystar.net/bytes/10th-anniversary-the-bangla-wikipedia-celebrated-90832.
- ↑ "Template:Citation error" (in bn). Prothom Alo. http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2011-10-21/news/195395.Template:Dead link
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 "Template:Citation error" (in bn). Prothom Alo. https://www.prothomalo.com/technology/article/130000/%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%9B%E0%A6%B0%E0%A7%87-%E0%A6%A8%E0%A6%A4%E0%A7%81%E0%A6%A8-%E0%A6%B2%E0%A6%95%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%B7%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AF.
- ↑ "Santhali becomes India's first tribal language to get own Wikipedia edition" (in en). Hindustan Times. 9 August 2018. https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/santhali-becomes-india-s-first-tribal-language-to-get-own-wikipedia-edition/story-fUP5LRZI0lEBlVGNCjW5cK.html. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ↑ "Template:Citation error" (in bn). Kaler Kantho. https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/first-page/2014/02/15/52285#sthash.AL1CKnLu.dpuf.
- ↑ "Gour Hari Das: The Unsung Freedom Fighter Whose Fight Didn't End With Freedom". 10 August 2018. https://www.thebetterindia.com/155519/gour-hari-das-freedom-fighter-independence-odisha-news/. Retrieved 19 November 2019.
- ↑ Template:Cite magazine