Bangladesh Geographical Society Explained

Bangladesh Geographical Society is a professional body for geographers in Bangladesh.^{[1] [2] [3] [4]}

History

Bangladesh Geographical Society was established in 1955 as the East Pakistan Geographical Society. In 1957, the society started publishing Oriental Geographer. The Oriental Geographer is published on January and July annually. It also started another journal in Bengali called Bhugol O Paribesh (Geography and Environment), published twice every year.^{[5] [6]}

Bangladesh Geographical Society awards the Nafis Ahmad award, named after Nafis Ahmad, to geography students in universities in Bangladesh for outstanding academic achievements. The society is funded through grants from Dhaka University, Ministry of Science and Technology and other sources.

Notes and References

1. Book: Kinnaird . Vivian . Momsen . Janet . Different Places, Different Voices: Gender and Development in Africa, Asia and Latin America . 2002 . Routledge . 978-1-134-90402-0 . 79 . en.
2. Book: Geographical Review of India . 1972 . Geographical Society of India . 192 . en.
3. News: River-linking to spell disaster for both Bangladesh, India . 25 January 2020 . archive.thedailystar.net . The Daily Star . 11 January 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200111012903/http://archive.thedailystar.net/2004/12/18/d4121801011.htm . dead .
4. News: 'Develop human resources to resolve migrant workers' issue' . 25 January 2020 . The Daily Star . 1 July 2008 . en.
5. Web site: Baby . Sultana Nasrin . Bangladesh Geographical Society . Banglapedia . 25 January 2020.
6. Book: Castree . Noel . Kitchin . Rob . Rogers . Alisdair . A Dictionary of Human Geography . 2013 . OUP Oxford . 978-0-19-959986-8 . 577 . 25 January 2020 . en.