encyclopedia available print rom format online english print version comprises page volumes edition published january plan update years second edition issued designed general encyclopedia specialized encyclopedia bangladesh related topics encyclopedia purposes bangladesh defined territory comprising ancient presidency independent bangladesh historical succession encyclopedia chief editor writers specialists bangladesh abroad helped create entries entries editorial categories overseen expert editor single colour illustrations cross references project funded government private sector organizations academic original budget roughly usd eventually spent million roughly million usd project despite controversies entries indigenous people english versions popular publication development project originated working volume study titled history bangladesh editors felt need standard desk reference project progressed facts libraries idea finally led concept paper prepared colleagues submitted early project formally adopted february islam appointed project director chief editor head task plan manage project funding dozen committees formed people committee recommend entries seven thousand entries proposed requiring volume financial constraints number entries cut project officially took project began society thousand project raised contributions universities banks multinational companies international organisations private individuals pool agencies including universities financial institutions initially financed project completed cost million funded cost fund came universities banks direct sales started january copies english version copies version sold advance initial print copies versions additional run prints people waited outside office day release sales continued evening total sets version english version sold day release history language attempt encyclopedia undertaken son reverend language began translation fifth edition naming october till november book printed month page installments completed compiled page book anatomy surgery work second largely began carey died page installments printed february march followed encyclopedia came sanskrit dictionary parts unknown joint work encyclopedia laid order published volumes reverend adaptation volume edited contributions major personalities contemporary published independence pakistan partition attempts publish encyclopedia project produce adaptation columbia undertaken aborted years later unfinished papers compiled unequal volumes chief editor independence bangladesh specialized published multi volume encyclopedia islam volume volume encyclopedia science content contains entries divided categories arts history heritage state governance society economy natural sciences biological sciences writing article overseen expert editor designed general encyclopedia purpose provide standard desk reference people interested bangladesh speaking people related political cultural geographical contexts encyclopedia editors intended cover rise physical plane evolution date changing features formation delta human settlements human plane includes rise fall kingdoms invasions implications rules administration aspects bangladesh past present entries topics restricted geographical region bangladesh biographical entries linguistic identity range topics covered includes political geography religion literature art architecture folk practices institutions indigenous colonial administration politics society economy ethnicity sciences districts bangladesh described details ranging accounts number dairy farms colour illustrations depict art architecture everyday life cities villages cross references information tables statistics laid order essay chief editor section explaining use issues date systems contributors cross references operational definition bangladesh according publisher goal reference tool interpret integrate lived experiences achievements people bangladesh ancient times present project interprets term bangladesh mean ancient presidency bangladesh editor preface states ancient times political geography region changed undergone changes etc closest affinity term rise bangladesh sovereign nation state term doubt obtained specific meaning noted term originated coined circulated muslim rulers seats administration located present territory bangladesh working team writers specialists contributed encyclopedia fifth foreign experts bangladesh experts working abroad academics specialists districts locality people district processed geographic information system laboratory set group created focus districts fact local intellectuals charged writing respective described unique approach information gathering addition people worked research management seven years total scholars technicians involved time personnel project people employed given time chairman editor professor history oldest largest university bangladesh islam gave day job years formal date retirement time edited volumes political economic socio cultural published working children charge national online biography project society encyclopedia prepared board editors included professor chairman chief editor professor managing editor professor chairman chairman chairman professor chairman professor professor chairman management structure includes total members divided different sub committees headed subject editors sub committee covered particular discipline consulting editors language editors translation editors subject editor received assistance assistant associate editors subject editors professor history heritage professor arts religion professor society economy state governance professor science technology electronic versions rom version entries print version video clips audio clips images maps audio clips include songs video clips include speech march images appear black white print version color rom version designed run windows windows windows windows rom version includes links option create personal favorite list online addresses longer authorised controversy controversy broke publication group major newspaper publishing house got hold entries religion related issues complaints omission activities bangladesh liberation war study news portal claimed biased inaccurate bangladesh indigenous population encyclopedia reported literally sub nation mean tribal define leaders indigenous community including member leader general secretary endorsed study findings chief editor islam acknowledged complaint promised amend second edition accordingly
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