Islami Bishwakosh
Islami Bishwakosh () is an encyclopedia published by the Islamic Foundation Bangladesh. It is of 25 volumes and also a concise version. The project's leading founder was Abdul Haque Faridi, a Bangladeshi educator and scholar. History The first Islami Bishwakosh of Bangladesh project was launched by Bangla Academy. Dr Muhammad Shahidullah served as an editor for the project for a while. In 1958, the Shorter Encyclopedia of Islam was published from Leiden and it was a translation. Work on the encyclopedia was later passed on to the Islamic Foundation Bangladesh for a number of reasons, from which it was later edited more and published. Whilst Abdul Haque Faridi was president of the encyclopedia's editorial board, 18 volumes were completed during his lifetime. After the independence of Bangladesh in 1971, it was one of the three specialised encyclopedias that were published. Dr A F M Khalid Hossain edited volumes 3 to 9 of the encyclopedia's second edition. References Islamic studies Bengali language Bengali encyclopedias 20th-century encyclopedias Bangladeshi encyclopedias Encyclopedias of Islam ur:اسلامی وشوکوش hi:इस्लामी विश्वकोश pnb:اسلامی وشوکوش as:ইছলামী বিশ্বকোষ bpy:ইছলামী বিশ্বকোষ