Bengal Foundation
The Bengal Foundation is a Bangladeshi non-profit and charitable organization headquartered in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. It is mostly known for organizing local and international cultural events in the country.
Bengal Foundation
- Name
- Bengal Foundation
- Founded
- 1986.
- Headquarters
- Khilkhet Thana.
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The Bengal Foundation is a Bangladeshi non-profit and charitable organization headquartered in Dhanmondi, Dhaka. It is mostly known for organizing local and international cultural events in the country.
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Key facts
• Name — Bengal Foundation • Native Name — বেঙ্গল ফাউন্ডেশন • Founder — Abul Khair Litu • Founding Location — Bangladesh • Type — Trust • Status — Active • Headquarters — Bengal Shilpalay, Dhanmondi • Location — Dhaka, Bangladesh • Owner — Bengal Group • Leader Title — Chairman • Leader Name — Abul Khair Litu • Website — bengalfoundation.org
History
History
Bengal Foundation was founded by Bangladeshi industrialist and entrepreneur Abul Khair Litu in 1986, as part of his endeavour to promote and showcase Bangladeshi art on a larger platform. The foundation was registered as a private trust and funded entirely by the Bengal Group. Since 1999, the foundation has organised several international art camps that involve nearly 300 artists from around the world. Notable venues include Florence (2005), Dhaka (2006), Kolkata (2008) and Maldives.
Android applications
Android applications
Currently, four different android application is released by the foundation. Bengal eBoi:Bengali eBook Bank is for Bengali e-book collection. Kali o Kalam and ICE Today is for news and magazine.
Bengal Publications
Bengal Publications
Bengal Publications is a publication center conducted and run by the Bengal Foundation.
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Publications and programmes
The following works and productions are recorded by name or by count. Foundation has its headquarters at Khilkhet Thana. It is also recorded that bengal Foundation is recorded as publishing house. It is also recorded that bengal Foundation was established or created in 1986. It is also recorded that bengal Foundation is situated in Bangladesh. It is also recorded that bengal Foundation lies within Dhanmondi Thana.
Films and documentaries
The Bengal Foundation produced and made films and documentaries, which are sorted below: • Chobir Desher Chobi - Watercolour workshop • Dhaka Art Camp 2006 - Dhaka Art Camp • Portrait of an Alluvial Artist - A documentary about Kalidas Karmakar. • Antarbikshan (Introspection) - A documentary about Swapan Chowdhury. • Samay Khanan (Excavating Time) - A documentary about Dilara Begum Jolly. • Jalgadhuli (Twilight Colours) - A documentary about Farida Zaman. • Garaner Gahine - A documentary about Abdur Razzaque.
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- Gemeinsame Normdatei 107734449X, Bengal Foundation.
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reference work
- “Bengal Foundation”, English Wikipedia, consulted as further reading
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- Wikidata, structured authority record Q28739963: Bengal Foundation
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Gemeinsame Normdatei 107734449X, Bengal Foundation.Deutsche Nationalbibliothek
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