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.

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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, Dhaka, Kolkata and Maldives.

Projects

Films and documentaries

The Bengal Foundation produced and made films and documentaries, which are sorted below:Chobir Desher Chobi - Watercolour workshopDhaka Art Camp 2006 - Dhaka Art CampPortrait of an Alluvial Artist - A documentary about Kalidas Karmakar.Antarbikshan - A documentary about Swapan Chowdhury.Samay Khanan - A documentary about Dilara Begum Jolly.Jalgadhuli - A documentary about Farida Zaman.Garaner Gahine - A documentary about Abdur Razzaque.

Bengal Publications

Bengal Publications is a publication center conducted and run by the Bengal Foundation.

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.