The Library Association of Bangladesh is a Bangladeshi national organization for

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and

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History

The Library Association of Bangladesh traces its origins to the Pakistan Granthagar Samiti (

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) which was formed in July 1956. The first convenor of the association was the Professor of Geography at Dhaka University, Dr Nafis Ahmed. On 30 June 1957, the constitution of the Pakistan Library Association was adapted. The first general meeting of the association was held at the

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auditorium in Dhaka. The association created a certificate course for library sciences, the first in East Pakistan. The second to offer post-graduate degrees was the

University of Dhaka The University of Dhaka (also known as Dhaka University, or DU) is a public research university located in Dhaka, Bangladesh. It is the oldest university in Bangladesh. The university opened its doors to students on July 1st 1921. Currently i ...

. The Library Association of Pakistan was renamed to Library Association of Bangladesh in 1971 after the Independence of Bangladesh. In 1976, it became member of the International Federation of Library Association and Commonwealth Library Association. In 1989 it started publishing a journal called ''Upatta''.

References

Research institutes in Bangladesh 1956 establishments in East Pakistan Organisations based in Dhaka Trade associations based in Bangladesh Library-related organizations {{Bangladesh-org-stub