Asiatic Society of 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]

  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. ^ 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.