DHAKA, July 30, 2018 (BSS) – Bangla Academy has introduced online library
with the slogan ‘Sobar Jonnyo Gyean’ (knowledge for all) aiming at
facilitating the readers of reading one lakh pages of different rare books
through online.
“Readers can read the pages and download e-books from the online library
browsing website www.library.banglaacademy.org.bd,” Bangla Academy deputy
director (library) Sarker Amin told BSS.
About 90,000 pages have already been uploaded on the website while the
remaining 10,000 pages will be uploaded soon, he said.
Bangla Academy director general Prof Shamsuzzaman Khan said the online
library has been launched as all the activities of the academy are being
digitalised keeping pace with the country’s digital activities to build
‘Digital Bangladesh’.
“We will increase the activities of the online library in the future
uploading more rare books on the website to facilitate the readers,” he
added.
A total of 16 types of books, including economics, history, liberation
war, religion, science, geography, literature, arts, culture and newspaper,
were uploaded on the online library.