The Asiatic Society of Bangladesh was established as the Asiatic Society of Pakistan in Dhaka

Dhaka

Dhaka is the capital of Bangladesh and the principal city of Dhaka Division. Dhaka is a megacity and one of the major cities of South Asia. Located on the banks of the Buriganga River, Dhaka, along with its metropolitan area, had a population of over 15 million in 2010, making it the largest city...

 in 1952. It was renamed as the Asiatic Society of Bangladesh in 1972. Ahmed Hasan Dani, a noted historian and archaeologist of Pakistan

Pakistan

Pakistan , officially the Islamic Republic of Pakistan is a sovereign state in South Asia. It has a coastline along the Arabian Sea and the Gulf of Oman in the south and is bordered by Afghanistan and Iran in the west, India in the east and China in the far northeast. In the north, Tajikistan...

 played an important role in founding this society. He was assisted by Muhammad Shahidullah

Muhammad Shahidullah

Muhammad Shahidullah , popularly known as Dr. Muhammad Shahidullah was a famous Bengali educationist, writer philologist and linguist.A dormitory in University of Dhaka is named after him .-Early life:...

, a noted Bengali linguist. The society is housed in a building in Nimtali locality of Dhaka.

Current projects of the society include:

• Banglapedia
  Banglapedia
  Banglapedia, or the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh, is the first Bangladeshi encyclopedia. It is available in print, CD-ROM format and online, in both Bangla and English. The print version comprises ten 500-page volumes...
  
  , the National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh;
• Encyclopedia of Flora and Fauna, a comprehensive compendium of Bangladesh's biodiversity
  Biodiversity
  Biodiversity is the degree of variation of life forms within a given ecosystem, biome, or an entire planet. Biodiversity is a measure of the health of ecosystems. Biodiversity is in part a function of climate. In terrestrial habitats, tropical regions are typically rich whereas polar regions...
  
  (28 volumes);
• Cultural Survey of Bangladesh, a documentation of the country's cultural history, tradition and heritage (12 volumes);
• Children’s Banglapedia, a three-volume version of Banglapedia for children;
• National Online Biography
• Digital publication of the Survey and Settlement Reports (1896-1927).
• Parliamentary Documents and History;
• Digest of the reports and surveys on the mineral resources in Bangladesh.