New to see a Wikimedia chapter getting shape in our neighbouring country.<div>All the best wishes for Wikimedia Bangladesh.</div><div><br></div><div>Regards</div><div>Tinu Cherian<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>
From: <b class="gmail_sendername">Ragib Hasan</b> <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:ragibhasan@gmail.com">ragibhasan@gmail.com</a>></span><br>Date: Wed, May 25, 2011 at 1:06 AM<br>Subject: [Wikipedia-BN] Formation of Wikimedia Bangladesh - (local chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation)<br>
To: Discussion list for Bangladeshi Wikimedians <<a href="mailto:wikimedia-bd@lists.wikimedia.org">wikimedia-bd@lists.wikimedia.org</a>>, <a href="mailto:Wikipedia-BN@lists.wikimedia.org">Wikipedia-BN@lists.wikimedia.org</a><br>
<br><br>Dear Wikipedians,<br>
<br>
I am very pleased to announce our initiative to create an official<br>
Bangladesh chapter of the Wikimedia Foundation, named Wikimedia<br>
Bangladesh. Maybe many of you already know: currently the existence of<br>
this chapter is unofficial, but we believe it is time to get an<br>
official identity to promote free knowledge all over Bangladesh more<br>
efficiently. We have already formed a small work-group to work in this<br>
process [1].<br>
<br>
Wikimedia Bangladesh will be a non-profit organisation devoted towards<br>
promoting Wikipedia and related projects and creating public awareness<br>
in Bangladesh.<br>
<br>
To kick-start the process, we have contacted the Chapters Committee<br>
[2] of the Wikimedia Foundation. We also updated our chapter page [3]<br>
on Meta-Wiki [4]. We have also submitted the draft of our Memorandum<br>
of Association [5]. Currently the creation of this chapter is under<br>
active consideration by the Chapters Committee.<br>
<br>
We invite Bangladeshi wikipedians to support the Wikimedia Bangladesh<br>
chapter and review the official memorandum of understanding. Please<br>
reply in this thread and provide your invaluable feedback.<br>
<br>
With regards,<br>
<br>
Ragib Hasan<br>
User:Ragib on en/bn<br>
<br>
Bureaucrat, Bengali Wikipedia<br>
Administrator, English Wikipedia<br>
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[1] <a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Bangladesh#Responsibilities" target="_blank">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Bangladesh#Responsibilities</a><br>
[2] <a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_committee" target="_blank">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Chapters_committee</a><br>
[3] <a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Bangladesh" target="_blank">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Bangladesh</a><br>
[4] <a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page" target="_blank">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Main_Page</a><br>
[5] <a href="http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Bangladesh/MoA" target="_blank">http://meta.wikimedia.org/wiki/Wikimedia_Bangladesh/MoA</a><br>
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