Banglapedia is a National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. It is a comprehensive, academic encyclopedia on all aspects of Bangladesh, including extensive articles on all areas of history and heritage, arts and humanities, society and economy, state and polity, ideas and institutions, philosophies and sciences, nature and environment. It is written both in Bangla and in English. Its chief editor is Sirajul Islam [1]. Published by Asiatic Society of Bangladesh [2]. 1913 advertisement for Encyclopædia Britannica. ... Sirajul Islam is the chairman of the Board of Editors, Banglapedia: National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh. ...
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Banglapedia, the national encyclopedia of Bangladesh, represents the fulfillment of over six years of effort made by scores of intellectuals who joined the endeavour as planners, organisers, contributors, reviewers, editors, translators, researchers, designers, technicians, fund raisers, and so on.
For convenience of readers who may wish to use the Banglapedia as an introduction to an understanding of major issues and events of the past and present of Bangladesh such as history, archaeology, religion, agriculture, floods, health, environment, language, literature, etc. many general survey articles that are of considerable length have been incorporated.
It was also in their mind to get Banglapedia written by specialists best able to explain the finer aspects of their subjects, experts who could impart to the encyclopedia the distinctive aspects of the land and people of Bangladesh, both from historical and contemporary perspectives.
Banglapedia is the national encyclopedia of Bangladesh, available in print, in CD-ROM format and online.
Banglapedia is a ten-volume reference work took up by the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh in 1998.
Banglapedia entries are compiled and edited in six different editorial categories, namely, arts and humanities, history and heritage, state and governance, society and economy, natural sciences and biological sciences, in addition to a gazetteer group focusing on districts and upazilas.
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