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font-style:italic; padding-bottom:0.2em;">Banglapedia <span class="Z3988" title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Banglapedia&rft.date=January+2003&rft.pub=Banglapedia+Trust%2C+%5B%5BAsiatic+Society+of+Bangladesh%5D%5D&rft.place=%5B%5BBangladesh%5D%5D&rft.pages=14+Volumes&rft_id=info:oclcnum/52727562"></span></caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Banglapedia.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3d/Banglapedia.svg/220px-Banglapedia.svg.png" decoding="async" width="220" height="298" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3d/Banglapedia.svg/330px-Banglapedia.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/3/3d/Banglapedia.svg/440px-Banglapedia.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="175" data-file-height="237" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption">National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Editor</th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul li{margin-bottom:0}</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li><a href="/wiki/Sirajul_Islam" title="Sirajul Islam">Sirajul Islam</a></li><li>Sajahan Miah</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Original title</th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Bengali-language text"><i lang="bn"><span title="Bengali-language text"><span lang="bn" style="font-style: normal;">বাংলাপিডিয়া</span></span></i></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Translator</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Translators">Various</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Language</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a>, English</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Subject</th><td class="infobox-data">Various</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Genre</th><td class="infobox-data">Encyclopedia</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publisher</th><td class="infobox-data">Banglapedia Trust, <a href="/wiki/Asiatic_Society_of_Bangladesh" title="Asiatic Society of Bangladesh">Asiatic Society of Bangladesh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Publication date</div></th><td class="infobox-data">January 2003</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Publication place</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Media type</th><td class="infobox-data">Print (hardcover), CD-ROM, Online</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Pages</th><td class="infobox-data">14 Volumes</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/984-32-0576-6" title="Special:BookSources/984-32-0576-6">984-32-0576-6</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/OCLC_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="OCLC (identifier)"><abbr title="Online Computer Library Center number">OCLC</abbr></a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.worldcat.org/oclc/52727562">52727562</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Original text</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><span title="Bengali-language text"><span lang="bn"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bn.banglapedia.org"><span title="Bengali-language text"><span lang="bn" style="font-style: normal;">বাংলাপিডিয়া</span></span></a></span></span> online</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"> <ul><li><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.banglapedia.org">en<wbr />.banglapedia<wbr />.org</a></span></li></ul> <p>(English Edition) </p> <ul><li><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://bn.banglapedia.org">bn<wbr />.banglapedia<wbr />.org</a></span></li></ul> (Bengali Edition)</td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i><b>Banglapedia:</b></i> <b><i>the</i> <i>National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh</i></b> is the first Bangladeshi encyclopedia.<sup id="cite_ref-accu_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-accu-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is available in print, <a href="/wiki/CD-ROM" title="CD-ROM">CD-ROM</a> format and online,<sup id="cite_ref-CDR_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CDR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in both <a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> and English.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The print version comprises fourteen 500-page volumes. The first edition was published in January 2003 in ten volumes by the <a href="/wiki/Asiatic_Society_of_Bangladesh" title="Asiatic Society of Bangladesh">Asiatic Society of Bangladesh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SDNP_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDNP-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> with a plan to update it every two years.<sup id="cite_ref-holiday_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holiday-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The second edition was issued in 2012 in fourteen volumes.<sup id="cite_ref-Banglapedia_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Banglapedia-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Banglapedia</i> was not designed as a general encyclopedia but as a specialized encyclopedia on Bangladesh-related topics.<sup id="cite_ref-StarM_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For the encyclopedia's purposes, <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a> is defined as the territory comprising ancient Eastern India, <a href="/wiki/Bengal_Sultanate" title="Bengal Sultanate">Bengal Sultanate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bengal_Subah" title="Bengal Subah">Bengal Subah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bengal_Presidency" title="Bengal Presidency">Bengal Presidency</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Bengal" title="East Bengal">East Bengal</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Pakistan" title="East Pakistan">East Pakistan</a>, and the independent Bangladesh, in historical succession.<sup id="cite_ref-holiday_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holiday-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-preface_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-preface-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The encyclopedia's chief editor is <a href="/wiki/Sirajul_Islam" title="Sirajul Islam">Sirajul Islam</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-makinghistory_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-makinghistory-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over 1450 writers and specialists in Bangladesh and abroad helped create the entries.<sup id="cite_ref-SDNP_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDNP-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-holiday_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holiday-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Banglapedia</i> has over 5,700 entries in six editorial categories,<sup id="cite_ref-CDR_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CDR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> each of which is overseen by an expert editor,<sup id="cite_ref-SDNP_4-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDNP-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-holiday_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holiday-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-preface_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-preface-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> as well as over 2,000 single and four-colour <a href="/wiki/Illustration" title="Illustration">illustrations</a> and 2,100 cross-references.<sup id="cite_ref-SDNP_4-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDNP-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-holiday_5-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holiday-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The project was funded by the <a href="/wiki/Government_of_Bangladesh" title="Government of Bangladesh">Government of Bangladesh</a>, private sector organizations, academic institutes and <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SDNP_4-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDNP-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-StarM_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Though its original budget was 800,000 <a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_taka" title="Bangladeshi taka">taka</a> (roughly US$10,000), the Asiatic Society eventually spent 80 million taka (roughly US$1 million) on the project.<sup id="cite_ref-accu_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-accu-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SDNP_4-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDNP-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-makinghistory_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-makinghistory-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Despite controversies over entries on the <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Bangladesh Liberation War">Bangladesh Liberation War</a> and <a href="/wiki/Indigenous_people" class="mw-redirect" title="Indigenous people">indigenous people</a>, both the Bengali and English versions became popular upon publication.<sup id="cite_ref-holiday_5-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holiday-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Development">Development</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Banglapedia&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Development"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <i>Banglapedia</i> project originated when the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh was working on a three-volume study titled <i>History of Bangladesh, 1704-1971</i> in 1991. The editors felt the need for a standard desk reference, as that project progressed laboriously, culling facts from various libraries. The idea finally led to a concept paper prepared by Sirajul Islam and his colleagues and submitted to the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh in early 1994. The <i>Banglapedia</i> project was formally adopted on 19 February 1997, and Islam was appointed project director and chief editor. As the head of the Project Implementation Committee, his task was to plan and manage the project funding.<sup id="cite_ref-StarM_7-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1996, some three dozen committees were formed with three to four people in each committee to recommend the entries. Twenty-seven thousand entries were proposed, requiring a 20-volume compendium. Because of financial constraints, the number of entries was cut down to around 6,000.<sup id="cite_ref-makinghistory_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-makinghistory-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The project officially took off in 1998.<sup id="cite_ref-StarM_7-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>When the project began, the Society had only eight hundred thousand <a href="/wiki/Bangladeshi_taka" title="Bangladeshi taka">taka</a> in its coffers for the project. <i>Banglapedia</i> raised further contributions from universities, banks, multinational companies, international organisations and even private individuals.<sup id="cite_ref-makinghistory_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-makinghistory-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A pool of agencies, including <a href="/wiki/UNESCO" title="UNESCO">UNESCO</a>, the <a href="/wiki/University_Grants_Commission_(Bangladesh)" class="mw-redirect" title="University Grants Commission (Bangladesh)">University Grants Commission</a>, universities, financial institutions and NGOs initially financed the project, which was completed at a cost of taka 80 million.<sup id="cite_ref-accu_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-accu-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-SDNP_4-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDNP-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Education Ministry funded about 74% of the cost,<sup id="cite_ref-SDNP_4-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDNP-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> while 26% of the fund came mostly from universities and banks.<sup id="cite_ref-StarM_7-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Before direct sales started on 3 January 2003, 4,000 copies of the English version and all but 250 copies of the Bengali version were sold in advance out of the initial print of 5,000 copies for each versions.<sup id="cite_ref-holiday_5-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holiday-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> For an additional run of 10,000 prints people waited in queues outside the Asiatic Society office on the day of the release, and sales continued until 9:30 in the evening. A total of 4,500 sets of the <a href="/wiki/Bengali_language" title="Bengali language">Bengali</a> version and 2,500 of the English version were sold on the day of release.<sup id="cite_ref-StarM_7-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History_of_Bengali-language_encyclopedias">History of Bengali-language encyclopedias</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Banglapedia&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: History of Bengali-language encyclopedias"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The first attempt to compile a Bengali encyclopedia was undertaken by <a href="/wiki/Felix_Carey" title="Felix Carey">Felix Carey</a> (1786–1822), who was the son of Reverend <a href="/wiki/William_Carey_(missionary)" title="William Carey (missionary)">William Carey</a> (1761–1834) of <a href="/wiki/Serampore" title="Serampore">Serampore</a> and the first <a href="/wiki/Lexicographer" class="mw-redirect" title="Lexicographer">lexicographer</a> of the Burmese language. In 1819, he began the translation of the fifth edition of <a href="/wiki/Encyclop%C3%A6dia_Britannica" title="Encyclopædia Britannica">Encyclopædia Britannica</a>, naming it <i>Vidyarthabali</i>. From October 1819 till November 1820 the book was printed by Felix Carey every month in 48-page installments. Thus completed, the first part of <i>Vidyarthabali</i> was compiled into the 638-page <i>Vyabachchedvidya</i>, the first book on anatomy and surgery in Bengali. Work on the second part, <i>Smritishastra</i>, which was largely on jurisprudence, then began. But Carey died after only two 40-page installments were printed in February and March 1821.<sup id="cite_ref-Amaresh_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Amaresh-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>It was followed by Maharaja Kalikirshna Dev Bahadur's (1808–1974) <i>Sankshipta Sadvidyabali</i> (1833), a concise encyclopedia. Then came Raja Radhakanta Deb's <i>Sabdakalpadrum</i> (1822–1858), a <a href="/wiki/Sanskrit" title="Sanskrit">Sanskrit</a> encyclopedic dictionary in eight parts. Next was Rajkrishna Ray (1849–1894) and Saratchandra Dev's (1858-unknown) joint work <i>Bharatkosh</i>, the first Bengali encyclopedia laid-out in alphabetical order (1880–1892) published in three volumes. Reverend <a href="/wiki/Krishna_Mohan_Banerjee" title="Krishna Mohan Banerjee">Krishna Mohan Banerjee</a>'s (1813–1885) adaptation of <i>Encyclopædia Britannica</i>, <i>Vidyakalpadruma</i> or <i>Encyclopædia Bengalensis</i> (1846–51), and the 22-volume <i>Bangla Visvakosh</i> (1886–1911), edited by <a href="/wiki/Nagendranath_Basu" title="Nagendranath Basu">Nagendranath Basu</a> (1866–1938) with contributions from many major personalities of contemporary Bengal, were published next.<sup id="cite_ref-preface_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-preface-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Amaresh_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Amaresh-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After the independence of <a href="/wiki/Pakistan" title="Pakistan">Pakistan</a> and the <a href="/wiki/1947_Partition_of_Bengal" class="mw-redirect" title="1947 Partition of Bengal">partition of Bengal</a> in 1947, there have been more attempts to compile and publish an encyclopedia. The first was a project to produce a Bengali adaptation of <i>Columbia Viking Desk Encyclopedia</i> by Franklin Book Programs Inc., undertaken in 1959 and aborted ten years later. The unfinished papers were compiled into four unequal volumes as <i>Bangla Vishvakosh</i> (1972) with Khan Bahadur Abdul Hakim as the chief editor.<sup id="cite_ref-preface_8-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-preface-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, three specialized encyclopedias were published - the multi-volume <i><a href="/wiki/Islami_Bishwakosh" title="Islami Bishwakosh">Islami Bishwakosh</a></i> (Encyclopedia of Islam, 1986) by <a href="/wiki/Islamic_Foundation_Bangladesh" title="Islamic Foundation Bangladesh">Islamic Foundation Bangladesh</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 5-volume <i>Shishu-Biswakosh</i> (<i>Encyclopedia for Children</i>, 1995) by <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Shishu_Academy" title="Bangladesh Shishu Academy">Bangladesh Shishu Academy</a>, and 4-volume <i>Vijnan Biswakosh</i> (<i>Encyclopedia of Science</i>, 1998) by <a href="/wiki/Bangla_Academy" title="Bangla Academy">Bangla Academy</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Content">Content</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Banglapedia&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Content"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table style="float:right; margin-left:1em; margin-right:2em; font-size:85%; background:khaki; color:black; width:30em; max-width:40%;" cellspacing="3"> <tbody><tr> <td style="text-align: left;"><b>Vidyakalpadruma</b>: an encyclopedic work in 13 parts by Reverend Krishna Mohan Banerjee, based on various English and Sanskrit anthologies and other source books. As it was written in Bengali and English, it was named <i>Encyclopedia Bengaliansis</i>. Articles on history, geography, mathematics and ethics related to Asia, Europe and America are included. The first volume of the <i>Vidyakalpadruma</i> (1845) was <i>Roman Rajyer Purabritta</i> (History of the Roman Empire). The third volume was <i>Purabritta O Itihas Sar</i> (Historical Antiquities), and it contained tales of ancient Egyptian heroes. The fourth volume (1846) was a history of Rome and the sixth volume (1847) a history of Egypt. The eighth volume, <i>Bhugol Brittanta</i> (Geographical Narratives), contained the geography of Asia and Europe. Krishna Mohan hoped to write the history of India, but was unable to do so. </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align: left;">Sample text (excerpt) from Banglapedia: <span class="plainlinks"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://en.banglapedia.org/index.php?title=Vidyakalpadruma">entry on Vidyakalpadruma</a></span> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><i>Banglapedia</i> contains over 5,700 entries,<sup id="cite_ref-CDR_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CDR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which are divided into six categories: arts and humanities, history and heritage, state and governance, society and economy, natural sciences, and biological sciences. The writing of each article was overseen by an expert editor.<sup id="cite_ref-SDNP_4-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDNP-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-holiday_5-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holiday-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Banglapedia</i> was not designed as a general encyclopedia. Its purpose is to provide a standard desk reference for Bangladeshis, as well as for people interested in Bangladesh, Bengali-speaking people, and related political, cultural and geographical contexts.<sup id="cite_ref-StarM_7-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The encyclopedia's editors intended to cover the rise of the <a href="/wiki/Bengal" title="Bengal">Bengal</a> <a href="/wiki/River_delta" title="River delta">Delta</a> on the physical plane, and its evolution to date, and the changing features of the formation of the delta's <i>janapada</i> or human settlements on the human plane. The latter includes the rise and fall of kingdoms, invasions from within and beyond and their implications, <a href="/wiki/Dynasty" title="Dynasty">dynastic</a> rules and administration, as well as other aspects of Bangladesh's past and present.<sup id="cite_ref-preface_8-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-preface-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Entries on topics after 1947 are restricted to the geographical region of Bangladesh. However, for biographical entries, the linguistic identity prevails.<sup id="cite_ref-StarM_7-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The range of topics covered by <i>Banglapedia</i> includes political geography, religion, literature, art and architecture, folk practices and institutions, indigenous and colonial administration, politics, society, economy, ethnicity, and the sciences.<sup id="cite_ref-StarM_7-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All 64 <a href="/wiki/Districts_of_Bangladesh" title="Districts of Bangladesh">districts of Bangladesh</a>, as well as 451 <a href="/wiki/Upazila" title="Upazila">upazilas</a>, have been described in details ranging from topographical accounts to the number of dairy farms and hatcheries.<sup id="cite_ref-StarM_7-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Over 2,000 single and four-colour illustrations depict Bangladeshi art and architecture, everyday life, cities and villages and personages.<sup id="cite_ref-SDNP_4-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDNP-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It has about 2,100 cross-references, <a href="/wiki/Cartography" title="Cartography">cartographic</a> information, tables and statistics.<sup id="cite_ref-holiday_5-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holiday-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is laid out in alphabetical order and is prefaced by an essay by the chief editor. There is a section explaining how to use the <i>Banglapedia</i>, which clarifies issues such as date systems, contributors, cross references, and headings.<sup id="cite_ref-preface_8-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-preface-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Operational_definition_of_Bangladesh">Operational definition of Bangladesh</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Banglapedia&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Operational definition of Bangladesh"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>According to the publisher, the goal of this reference tool is to inquire, interpret and integrate the lived experiences and achievements of the people of Bangladesh from ancient times to the present.<sup id="cite_ref-preface_8-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-preface-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The project, conceptually and territorially, interprets the term "Bangladesh" to mean successively ancient Eastern India, the <a href="/wiki/Bengal_Sultanate" title="Bengal Sultanate">Bengal Sultanate</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bengal_Subah" title="Bengal Subah">Bengal Subah</a>, <a href="/wiki/Bengal_Presidency" title="Bengal Presidency">Bengal Presidency</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Bengal" title="East Bengal">East Bengal</a>, <a href="/wiki/East_Pakistan" title="East Pakistan">East Pakistan</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh" title="Bangladesh">Bangladesh</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-SDNP_4-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDNP-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-holiday_5-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holiday-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The editor's preface states: </p> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1244412712">.mw-parser-output .templatequote{overflow:hidden;margin:1em 0;padding:0 32px}.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{line-height:1.5em;text-align:left;margin-top:0}@media(min-width:500px){.mw-parser-output .templatequotecite{padding-left:1.6em}}</style><blockquote class="templatequote"><p>From ancient times to 1971, the political geography of the region has changed often, and with that its name has also undergone changes. The cognates of Vanga, Bangalah, Vangla, Bengal, Vangadesh, Vangladesh, etc. have the closest affinity both territorially and linguistically with the term <i>Bangla</i>. With the rise of Bangladesh as a sovereign nation state, the term has no doubt obtained a specific meaning. It may be noted here that the term <i>Bangalah</i> or <i>Bengala</i>, from which <i>Bangla</i> and <i>Bengal</i> originated, was coined and circulated by Muslim rulers whose seats of administration were located mostly within the present territory of Bangladesh.<sup id="cite_ref-preface_8-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-preface-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></p></blockquote> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Working_team">Working team</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Banglapedia&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Working team"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Over 1,200 writers and specialists contributed to the encyclopedia, one fifth of whom were foreign experts in Bangladesh or experts working abroad.<sup id="cite_ref-holiday_5-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-holiday-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-StarM_7-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are mostly academics, as well as specialists in districts and upazilas for locality inputs and people from professions and occupations. District and upazila cartography has been processed at the <a href="/wiki/Geographic_information_system" title="Geographic information system">Geographic information system</a> (GIS) and <a href="/wiki/Cartography" title="Cartography">cartographic</a> laboratory set up for the Banglapedia.<sup id="cite_ref-Jubilee_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jubilee-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A <a href="/wiki/Gazetteer" title="Gazetteer">gazetteer</a> group was created to focus on districts and upazilas. The fact that around 400 local intellectuals were charged with writing about their respective zilas and upazilas was described as a unique approach to information gathering.<sup id="cite_ref-StarM_7-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In addition, 250 people worked in research management for seven years.<sup id="cite_ref-Jubilee_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Jubilee-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A total of 2,000 scholars and technicians were involved.<sup id="cite_ref-SDNP_4-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDNP-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There were 270 full-time personnel on the project in all, with 35 to 40 people employed at any given time.<sup id="cite_ref-StarM_7-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sirajul Islam is the chairman of the Board of Editors of <i>Banglapedia</i>, and the editor of the Journal of the <a href="/wiki/Asiatic_Society_of_Bangladesh" title="Asiatic Society of Bangladesh">Asiatic Society of Bangladesh</a>. A professor of history at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Dhaka" title="University of Dhaka">University of Dhaka</a>, the oldest and largest university in Bangladesh, Islam gave up his day job five years before the formal date for retirement, to make time for <i>Banglapedia</i>.<sup id="cite_ref-makinghistory_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-makinghistory-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He also edited the 3 volumes of the <i>History of Bangladesh</i> (political, economic and socio-cultural), published by the Asiatic Society In 1991.<sup id="cite_ref-makinghistory_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-makinghistory-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-columbia_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-columbia-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He is now working on the <i>Children's Banglapedia</i> and the <i>Cultural Survey of Bangladesh</i>, and is also in charge of the <i>National Online Biography</i> project of the Society and the Banglapedia Trust.<sup id="cite_ref-makinghistory_9-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-makinghistory-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The encyclopedia was prepared by a board of editors that included Professor Sirajul Islam of the Department of History, Dhaka University, as the chairman and chief editor, Professor Sajahan Miah of the Department of Philosophy, Dhaka University, as the convenor and managing editor, Professor M. Aminul Islam as the chairman of Project Implementation Committee, the chairman of Fund Management Committee, and the chairman of Cartography Committee, Professor Abdul Momin Chowdhury as the chairman of Publication Committee, Professor S M Mahfuzur Rahman as the convenor of Purchase and Procurement Committee, Shahida Alam as the convenor of Public Relations and Communication Committee, and Professor Jamilur Reza Chowdhury as the chairman of Multimedia Committee.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The management structure includes a total of sixty members, divided into six different sub-committees headed by six subject editors. Each sub-committee covered a particular discipline. There were six consulting editors, four language editors, and three translation editors. Each subject editor received assistance from six assistant and associate editors.<sup id="cite_ref-StarM_7-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <i>Banglapedia</i>s subject editors were: Professor Abdul Momin Chowdhury (History and Heritage), Professor Wakil Ahmed (Arts, Humanities, Religion), Professor Mahfuzur Rahman (Society and Economy), Dr Kamal Siddiqui (State and Governance), and Professor S M H Kabir (Science and Technology).<sup id="cite_ref-SDNP_4-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-SDNP-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Electronic_versions">Electronic versions</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Banglapedia&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Electronic versions"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/CD-ROM" title="CD-ROM">CD-ROM</a> version of <i>Banglapedia</i> has more entries than the print version, along with 65 video clips, 49 audio clips, 2,714 images and thumbnails, and 647 maps.<sup id="cite_ref-CDR_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CDR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The audio clips include songs by <a href="/wiki/Rabindranath_Tagore" title="Rabindranath Tagore">Rabindranath Tagore</a> and <a href="/wiki/Kazi_Nazrul_Islam" title="Kazi Nazrul Islam">Kazi Nazrul Islam</a>, while the video clips include <a href="/wiki/Sheikh_Mujibur_Rahman" title="Sheikh Mujibur Rahman">Sheikh Mujibur Rahman</a>'s speech on 7 March 1971. Some images that appear in <a href="/wiki/Monochrome" title="Monochrome">black and white</a> in the print version are in color in the CD-ROM version.<sup id="cite_ref-Electro_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Electro-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Designed to run on <a href="/wiki/Windows_98" title="Windows 98">Windows 98</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows_ME" class="mw-redirect" title="Windows ME">Windows ME</a>, <a href="/wiki/Windows_2000" title="Windows 2000">Windows 2000</a> and <a href="/wiki/Windows_NT" title="Windows NT">Windows NT</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-CDR_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-CDR-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> the CD-ROM version includes about 70,000 links and an option to create a personal "favorite list".<sup id="cite_ref-Electro_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Electro-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><i>Banglapedia</i> has had several online addresses, some are no longer authorised by the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Controversy">Controversy</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Banglapedia&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Controversy"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Controversy over <i>Banglapedia</i> broke out even before publication, when the <a href="/wiki/Daily_Inqilab" title="Daily Inqilab">Inqilab group</a>, a major Bangladeshi newspaper publishing house, got hold of a few entries on religion and related issues.<sup id="cite_ref-StarM_7-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There have also been complaints about an omission of <a href="/wiki/Jamaat-e-Islami_Bangladesh" class="mw-redirect" title="Jamaat-e-Islami Bangladesh">Jamaat-e-Islami</a>'s activities during the <a href="/wiki/Bangladesh_Liberation_War" title="Bangladesh Liberation War">Bangladesh Liberation War</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-StarM_7-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StarM-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A study by <a href="/wiki/Bdnews24.com" title="Bdnews24.com">Bdnews24.com</a>, a news portal, claimed that <i>Banglapedia</i> is biased and inaccurate about Bangladesh's indigenous population.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The encyclopedia is also reported to have used derogatory coinage such as <i>Mogh</i> for <a href="/wiki/Marma_people" title="Marma people">Marma</a> and <a href="/wiki/Rakhine_people" title="Rakhine people">Rakhine</a>, <i>Tipra</i> for <a href="/wiki/Tripuri_people" title="Tripuri people">Tripuri</a> and <i>Murang</i> for <a href="/wiki/Mru_people_(Mrucha)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mru people (Mrucha)">Mros</a>, as well as <i>upajati</i> (literally "sub-nation", used to mean "tribal") to define them all.<sup id="cite_ref-NewEth_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewEth-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Leaders of the indigenous community, including <a href="/wiki/Chittagong_Hill_Tracts_Peace_Accord" title="Chittagong Hill Tracts Peace Accord">Chittagong Hill Tracts Regional Council</a> member and <a href="/wiki/Parbattya_Chattagram_Jana_Sanghati_Samiti" class="mw-redirect" title="Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti">Parbattya Chattagram Jana Sanghati Samiti</a> leader Rupayan Dewan and general secretary of <a href="/w/index.php?title=Adivasi_Forum&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Adivasi Forum (page does not exist)">Adivasi Forum</a> Sanjib Drong, have endorsed the study's findings.<sup id="cite_ref-NewEth_20-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewEth-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Chief editor Islam acknowledged the complaint and promised to amend the second edition accordingly.<sup id="cite_ref-NewEth_20-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-NewEth-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Banglapedia&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Bengali_Wikipedia" title="Bengali Wikipedia">Bengali Wikipedia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_online_encyclopedias" title="List of online encyclopedias">List of online encyclopedias</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_historical_encyclopedias" class="mw-redirect" title="List of historical encyclopedias">List of historical encyclopedias</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Banglapedia&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns 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