Wikimedia Bangladesh Explained

Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation
Native Name:উইকিমিডিয়া বাংলাদেশ ফাউন্ডেশন
Native Name Lang:bn
Logo Alt:A three colored svg logo of the Wikimedia Bangladesh
Abbreviation:WikimediaBD
Founder:Wikimedia community
Founding Location:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Type:Non-profit organization
Registration Id:S-11906
Status:Active
Location:Dhaka, Bangladesh
Coords:23.7401°N 90.3876°W
Area Served:Bangladesh
Methods:Bengali Wikipedia, Bishnupriya Manipuri Wikipedia, Santali Wikipedia, Bengali Wiktionary, Bengali Wikiquote, Bengali Wikibooks, Bengali Wikisource, Bengali Wikivoyage
Leader Title:President
Leader Name:Shabab Mustafa
Subsidiaries:regional communities
Affiliations:Wikimedia Foundation
Volunteers:71
Volunteers Year:2019

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 under the Societies Registration Act of Bangladesh and its official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.[5]

Board of trustees

As of 2024, the Board members comprises:[6]

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.[7] [8] [9] 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.[10] [11] [12]

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.[9] [13] 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.

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Notes and References

  1. News: bn:অনুমোদন পেল উইকিমিডিয়া বাংলাদেশ . http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2011-10-16/news/194082 . 1 December 2019 . . 16 October 2011 . Dhaka . Bengali .
  2. Book: Paroutis . Sotirios . Heracleous . Loizos . Angwin . Duncan . Practicing Strategy: Text and Cases . https://books.google.com/books?id=GjEPAAv4kiUC&q=Wikimedia+Bangladesh&pg=PT256 . 19 March 2016 . 1 February 2013 . SAGE . 978-1849207508 . 243 . Wikimedia chapters . 19 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231019114840/https://books.google.com/books?id=GjEPAAv4kiUC&q=Wikimedia+Bangladesh&pg=PT256 . live .
  3. News: bn:নবম বছরে 'উইকিমিডিয়া বাংলাদেশ' . 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 . 19 November 2019 . . 16 October 2011 . Dhaka . Bengali . 19 October 2023 . 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 . live .
  4. News: bn:৯ বছরে 'উইকিমিডিয়া বাংলাদেশ' . 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 . 19 November 2019 . . 3 October 2019 . Dhaka . Bengali .
  5. Web site: About Wikimedia Bangladesh . WikimediaBD . 16 December 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20151222160346/http://wikimedia.org.bd/about-us/about-wikimedia-bangladesh . 22 December 2015 . live .
  6. Web site: Interim Executive Committee members of Wikimedia Bangladesh.
  7. News: 10th anniversary of the Bangla Wikipedia celebrated . . 19 November 2019 . en . 1 June 2015 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160821212853/http://www.thedailystar.net/bytes/10th-anniversary-the-bangla-wikipedia-celebrated-90832 . 21 August 2016 . live .
  8. News: bn:বাংলাদেশে উইকিমিডিয়া . http://archive.prothom-alo.com/detail/date/2011-10-21/news/195395 . . bn . 19 November 2019 .
  9. News: bn:নতুন বছরে নতুন লক্ষ্য . 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 . . bn . 19 November 2019 . 9 August 2020 . 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 . live .
  10. News: Santhali becomes India's first tribal language to get own Wikipedia edition . . 19 November 2019 . en . 9 August 2018 . 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 . 22 February 2019 . live .
  11. News: bn:ক্ষুদ্রজাতির ভাষায় বিশ্বকোষ . https://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/first-page/2014/02/15/52285#sthash.AL1CKnLu.dpuf . . bn . 19 November 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180920011304/http://www.kalerkantho.com/print-edition/first-page/2014/02/15/52285#sthash.AL1CKnLu.dpuf . 20 September 2018 . live .
  12. Web site: Gour Hari Das: The Unsung Freedom Fighter Whose Fight Didn't End With Freedom . The Better India . 19 November 2019 . 10 August 2018 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190113005930/https://www.thebetterindia.com/155519/gour-hari-das-freedom-fighter-independence-odisha-news/ . 13 January 2019 . live .
  13. Koebler . Jason . Wikipedia's Piracy Police Are Ruining the Developing World's Internet Experience . Vice . 19 November 2019 . en . 27 April 2016 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190918020016/https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/8q858k/wikipedia-zero-being-surveilled-by-piracy-police . 18 September 2019 . live .

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