Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
Non-profit research organisation in Bangladesh
Asiatic Society of Bangladesh
Formation1952; 72 years ago (1952)
Location
  • Nimtali, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Coordinates23°43′27″N 90°24′09″E / 23.724076°N 90.402586°E / 23.724076; 90.402586
President
Sirajul Islam[1]
Websitewww.asiaticsociety.org.bd

The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh is a non political and non profit research organisation registered under both Society Act of 1864 and NGO Affairs Bureau, Government of Bangladesh.[2] The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh was established as the Asiatic Society of East Pakistan in Dhaka in 1952 by a number of Muslim leaders, and renamed in 1972. Ahmed Hasan Dani, a noted Muslim historian and archaeologist of Pakistan played an important role in founding this society. He was assisted by Muhammad Shahidullah, a Bengali linguist. The society is housed in Nimtali, walking distance from the Curzon Hall of Dhaka University, locality of Old Dhaka.[3]

History

Asiatic Society of Bangladesh traces its origins to The Asiatic Society, which was founded by Sir William Jones in 1784.[3] Some of scholars of the Asiatic Society moved to Dhaka, capital of East Bengal, after the Partition of India.[3] Ahmad Hasan Dani, professor of history at the University of Dhaka, proposed the idea of establishing a Asiatic Society in Dhaka which was widely appreciated by scholars in Dhaka.[3]

Asiatic Society of Pakistan was established on 3 January 1952 by Ahmad Hasan Dani, Abu Mohammed Habibullah, Abdul Halim, Abdul Hamid, Itrat Husain Zuberi, J. S. Turner, Khan Bahadur Abdur Rahman Khan, Muhammad Shahidullah, Sayed Moazzem Hossain, Serajul Huq, Sheikh Sharafuddin, Syed Muhammed Taifoor, and W. H. A. Sadani.[3] The society modeled after The Asiatic Society in Kolkata is managed by a 17 member executive committee which has a two year term.[3]

In September 2013, the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh published a junior version of Banglapedia.[4]

The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh in November 2020 cancelled the grant of two professors at the University of Dhaka after it found evidence of plagiarism in their work.[5]

Museum

The Asiatic Society Heritage Museum is located in Old Dhaka.[6]

Publications

The society's publications include:[3]

  • Banglapedia, the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (edition 2, 2012)
  • Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna of Bangladesh (2010, 28 volumes)
  • Cultural Survey of Bangladesh, a documentation of the country's cultural history, tradition and heritage (2008, 12 volumes)
  • Children’s Banglapedia, a three-volume version of Banglapedia for children
  • History of Bangladesh (1704-1971) (3 volumes)
  • National Online Biography; Digital publication of the Survey and Settlement Reports (1896-1927)
  • Parliamentary Documents and History
  • Digest of the reports and surveys on the mineral resources in Bangladesh
  • Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Humanities)
  • Journal of the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh (Sciences)
  • Asiatic Society Patrika

List of presidents and general secretaries

PresidentGeneral secretaryTermReference
Abdul HamidAhmad Hasan Dani1952-1953[3]
Muhammad ShahidullahSerajul Huq1954[3]
Abdul HalimSerajul Huq1955[3]
Muhammad IbrahimAhmad Hasan Dani1956[3]
Khan Bahadur Abdur Rahman KhanAhmad Hasan Dani1957-1958[3]
Khan Bahadur Abdur Rahman KhanM Saghir Hasan1959[3]
Abdul HalimAhmad Hasan Dani1960-1961[3]
Muhammad ShahidullahMafizullah Kabir1962[3]
Muhammad ShahidullahSyed Sajjad Hussain1963-1964[3]
Muhammad Enamul HaqAbdul Karim1965[3]
Muhammad Enamul HaqMafizullah Kabir1966[3]
Muhammad ShahidullahSyed Murtaza Ali1967[3]
Abdul MaududAbu Mohammed Habibullah1968[3]
Abu Mohammed HabibullahAhmed Sharif1969-1973[3]
Syed Murtaza AliAjoy Kumar Roy1974[3]
Abu Mohammed HabibullahAjoy Kumar Roy1975[3]
Kamruddin AhmedMohammad Moniruzzaman Miah1976[3]
Kamruddin AhmedMomtazur Rahman Tarafdar1977-1978[3]
Serajul HuqMomtazur Rahman Tarafdar1979[3]
Muhammad Enamul HaqMomtazur Rahman Tarafdar1980[3]
Khan Bahadur Abdul HakimSirajul Islam1981[3]
Mafizullah KabirSirajul Islam1982[3]
A R MallickK. M. Mohsin1983[3]
A R MallickMohammad Moniruzzaman1984-1985[3]
Abul Kalam Mohammed ZakariaSirajul Islam1986-1987[3]
A. M. SharafuddinWakil Ahmed1988-1989[3]
A. M. SharafuddinSyed Anwar Husain1990-1991[3]
AKM Nurul IslamHasna Begum1992-1993[3]
Sirajul IslamHarun-or-Rashid1994-1995[3]
Wakil AhmedAkmal Hussain1996-1997[3]
M Harunur RashidSajahan Miah1998-1999[3]
Abdul Momin ChowdhurySajahan Miah2000-2001[3]
Abdul Momin ChowdhurySyed Rashidul Hasan2002-2003[3]
Emajuddin AhamedS. M. Mahfuzur Rahman2004-2005[3]
Emajuddin AhamedSajahan Miah2006-2007[3]
Sirajul IslamMahfuza Khanam2008-2009[3]
Sirajul IslamMahfuza Khanam2010-2011[3]
Nazrul IslamAhmed A. Jamal2012-2013[3]
Amirul Islam ChowdhuryAhmed A. Jamal2012-2013[3]
Amirul Islam ChowdhuryAhmed A. Jamal2014-2015[7][8]
Amirul Islam ChowdhuryA. K. M. Golam Rabbani2016-2017[7][8]
Mahfuza KhanamSabbir Ahmed2018-2019[7][8]
Mahfuza KhanamSabbir Ahmed2020-2021[7][8]
Khondoker Bazlul HoqueMohammad Siddiqur Rahman Khan2022-2023[7][8]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Presidents". www.asiaticsociety.org.bd. Archived from the original on 2019-08-21. Retrieved 2019-08-24.
  2. ^ "About ASB". www.asiaticsociety.org.bd. Archived from the original on 2022-03-31. Retrieved 2020-10-31.
  3. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj ak al am an ao ap aq ar as at Sajahan Miah Murshed (2012). "Asiatic Society of Bangladesh". In Sirajul Islam and Ahmed A. Jamal (ed.). Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh (Second ed.). Asiatic Society of Bangladesh.
  4. ^ Ahsan, Syed Badrul (30 September 2013). "Where knowledge is the goal …." The Daily Star. Retrieved 10 April 2023.
  5. ^ Rahman, Asifur (2021-03-24). "Plagiarism found in work of two DU teachers". The Daily Star. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  6. ^ "Asiatic Society Heritage Museum open to all". The Daily Star. 2019-01-04. Retrieved 2023-04-10.
  7. ^ a b c d e "Presidents – ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BANGLADESH". Retrieved 2023-04-20.
  8. ^ a b c d e "General Secretaries – ASIATIC SOCIETY OF BANGLADESH". Retrieved 2023-04-20.
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