Bengal Foundation | |
Native Name: | বেঙ্গল ফাউন্ডেশন |
Native Name Lang: | bn |
Logo Alt: | logo |
Founder: | Abul Khair Litu |
Founding Location: | Bangladesh |
Type: | Trust |
Status: | Active |
Headquarters: | Bengal Shilpalay, Dhanmondi |
Location: | Dhaka, Bangladesh |
Coords: | 23.7534°N 90.3698°W |
Owner: | Bengal Group |
Leader Title: | Chairman |
Leader Name: | Abul Khair Litu[1] |
The Bengal Foundation (Bengali: বেঙ্গল ফাউন্ডেশন) is a Bangladeshi non-profit and charitable organization headquartered in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. It is mostly known for organizing local and international events in the country.
Bengal Foundation was founded by Bangladeshi industrialist and entrepreneur Abul Khair Litu in 1986, as part of his endeavour to promote and showcase Bangladeshi art on a larger platform. The foundation was registered as a private trust and funded entirely by the Bengal Group. Since 1999, the foundation has organised several international art camps that involve nearly 300 artists from around the world. Notable venues include Florence (2005), Dhaka (2006), Kolkata (2008) and Maldives.[2]
The Bengal Foundation produced and made films and documentaries, which are sorted below:
Bengal Publications is a publication center conducted and run by the Bengal Foundation.
See main article: Bengal Classical Music Festival.
The Bengal Foundation has stated its goal is to develop, maintain and create a knowledge base goal for the highest quality of Bengali culture throughout the country and outside.
Currently, four different android application is released by the foundation. Bengal eBoi:Bengali eBook Bank is for Bengali e-book collection. Kali o Kalam and ICE Today is for news and magazine.