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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-12 Thread Richard Symonds

Indeed - congratulations Wikimedia Bangladesh from all of us here in the UK
:-)

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On 11 June 2014 08:04, Isabella Apriyana 
wrote:

> Congratulations, Wikimedia Bangladesh!
>
>
>
> Cheers,
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 12:33 PM, Subhashish Panigrahi <
> subhash...@cis-india.org> wrote:
>
> > Congratulations all of out friends from Bangladesh for this great
> success!
> >
> > Best!
> > Subha
> >
> > > On 11-Jun-2014, at 10:52 am, Arjuna Rao Chavala 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > > Hi Tonmoy,
> > >
> > >
> > >> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 10:58 PM, Tonmoy Khan 
> > wrote:
> > >>
> > >> Dear All,
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh
> (WMBD)
> > has
> > >> successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
> > >> application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint
> > Stock
> > >> Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected
> > the
> > >> certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
> > > Congratulations to you and your colleagues on this important
> milestone. I
> > > am happy to hear about this, as this used to be a topic of discussion
> > > between us, when we met for FDC meetings during  the last two years.
> > >
> > > Best wishes for the growth of WM Bangladesh
> > >
> > > Arjuna Rao Chavala
> > > Former Cofounder and President, Wikimedia India
> > > FDC member, 2012-14
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-11 Thread Isabella Apriyana

Congratulations, Wikimedia Bangladesh!



Cheers,


On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 12:33 PM, Subhashish Panigrahi <
subhash...@cis-india.org> wrote:

> Congratulations all of out friends from Bangladesh for this great success!
>
> Best!
> Subha
>
> > On 11-Jun-2014, at 10:52 am, Arjuna Rao Chavala 
> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Tonmoy,
> >
> >
> >> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 10:58 PM, Tonmoy Khan 
> wrote:
> >>
> >> Dear All,
> >>
> >>
> >> It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD)
> has
> >> successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
> >> application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint
> Stock
> >> Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected
> the
> >> certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
> > Congratulations to you and your colleagues on this important milestone. I
> > am happy to hear about this, as this used to be a topic of discussion
> > between us, when we met for FDC meetings during  the last two years.
> >
> > Best wishes for the growth of WM Bangladesh
> >
> > Arjuna Rao Chavala
> > Former Cofounder and President, Wikimedia India
> > FDC member, 2012-14
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Subhashish Panigrahi

Congratulations all of out friends from Bangladesh for this great success!

Best!
Subha

> On 11-Jun-2014, at 10:52 am, Arjuna Rao Chavala  wrote:
> 
> Hi Tonmoy,
> 
> 
>> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 10:58 PM, Tonmoy Khan  wrote:
>> 
>> Dear All,
>> 
>> 
>> It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has
>> successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
>> application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
>> Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
>> certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
> Congratulations to you and your colleagues on this important milestone. I
> am happy to hear about this, as this used to be a topic of discussion
> between us, when we met for FDC meetings during  the last two years.
> 
> Best wishes for the growth of WM Bangladesh
> 
> Arjuna Rao Chavala
> Former Cofounder and President, Wikimedia India
> FDC member, 2012-14
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Arjuna Rao Chavala

Hi Tonmoy,


On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 10:58 PM, Tonmoy Khan  wrote:

> Dear All,
>
>
> It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has
> successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
> application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
> Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
> certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
>
>
Congratulations to you and your colleagues on this important milestone. I
am happy to hear about this, as this used to be a topic of discussion
between us, when we met for FDC meetings during  the last two years.

Best wishes for the growth of WM Bangladesh

Arjuna Rao Chavala
Former Cofounder and President, Wikimedia India
FDC member, 2012-14
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Josh Lim

On behalf of Wikimedia Philippines, allow me to extend my sincere 
congratulations to Wikimedia Bangladesh for completing its registration 
process!  We know how hard it is to navigate through the bureaucracy, but this 
shows that all turns out for the better in the end.  We look forward to seeing 
great things from you guys now that you have this status. :)

Warm regards,

Josh

Wiadomość napisana przez Tonmoy Khan  w dniu 11 cze 2014, 
o godz. 01:28:

> Dear All,
> 
> 
> It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has
> successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
> application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
> Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
> certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
> 
> 
> 
> Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
> Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.
> 
> The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
> perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
> difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as the
> incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
> Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
> impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of WMBD,
> I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and it
> took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
> complete all the bureaucratic process!
> 
> 
> It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the Wikimedia
> movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
> despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
> could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
> greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs, workshops
> & meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This effort
> successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
> Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
> are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement by
> taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in different
> Wikimedia committees.
> 
> 
> 
> We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
> progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
> make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this region.
> 
> 
> Cheers
> 
> 
> Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
> Treasurer
> Wikimedia Bangladesh
> 
> "ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন ভাবে
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Shabab Mustafa

Thanks Lane, for your kind words. Yes, we took a firm stance against
corruption and at some point the options became 3 months vs indefinite
number of years. We choose to walk the hard path and finally was able win
this battle. It will be a great inspiration for us in future days.

Thank you all for your encouragement. We really appreciate it.

---
Shabab Mustafa
Com. Co-ordinator &
Executive Member
Wikimedia Bangladesh


On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 2:27 AM, Tonmoy Khan  wrote:

> Thank you Lane and others for your encouraging words, it really means a lot
> to us. I remember how hard it was for us! At times I got so frustrated that
> I even thought of leaving the Wikimedia movement in few occasions! But now
> the job is well done & I am quickly erasing memories of all the frustrating
> days/months/years. Thank you all on behalf of Wikimedia Bangladesh.
>
> Cheers
>
> Ali Haidar Khan
> FDC Member
> Treasurer, Wikimedia Bangladesh
> On Jun 11, 2014 1:48 AM, "Lane Rasberry"  wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Ali is being modest.
> >
> > Not only is Wikimedia Bangladesh among only the 5% who got NGO
> > registration, but they are also among the 1% to do it without paying
> anyone
> > a bribe. I have heard that they were asked for money many times to make
> > things go more quickly. Perhaps people outside the region do not know,
> but
> > there are a lot of desks that all want to stamp the registration papers
> > before giving the final approval. For a foreign-affiliated Internet
> > technology organization mostly run by younger people who have a
> > relationship to a major Internet property to be able to get a
> registration
> > without paying any bribe is probably unprecedented in the history of
> South
> > Asia. Getting a registration is something to be proud of, but getting it
> > completely honestly means that a lot of extra work went into the
> > registration just to keep a good reputation.
> >
> > I am thrilled with the good example this sets and not only is having the
> > registration a wonderful thing for the Wikimedia community, but also this
> > shows an excellent precedent for all Bangladeshi community activists
> > because they have a bright example in Wikimedia Bangladesh that paying a
> > bribe is not necessary to get an NGO registration. This is really
> something
> > to publicize, stress, and note as a point of pride. No one should forget
> > this as it really takes a lot of sacrifices to do this without bribing
> and
> > in terms of cost, it actually is cheaper to save time and pay the bribes.
> >
> > I hope that this encourages other organizations in Bangladesh to also
> file
> > their own NGO paperwork and accomplish whatever they feel ought to be
> done.
> >
> > Congratulations a thousand times!
> >
> > yours,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 3:11 PM, Federico Leva (Nemo) <
> nemow...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Tonmoy Khan, 10/06/2014 19:28:
> > >
> > >  less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
> > >> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012
> > >>
> > >
> > > That's heroic, thanks.
> > >
> > > Nemo
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Tonmoy Khan

Thank you Lane and others for your encouraging words, it really means a lot
to us. I remember how hard it was for us! At times I got so frustrated that
I even thought of leaving the Wikimedia movement in few occasions! But now
the job is well done & I am quickly erasing memories of all the frustrating
days/months/years. Thank you all on behalf of Wikimedia Bangladesh.

Cheers

Ali Haidar Khan
FDC Member
Treasurer, Wikimedia Bangladesh
On Jun 11, 2014 1:48 AM, "Lane Rasberry"  wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Ali is being modest.
>
> Not only is Wikimedia Bangladesh among only the 5% who got NGO
> registration, but they are also among the 1% to do it without paying anyone
> a bribe. I have heard that they were asked for money many times to make
> things go more quickly. Perhaps people outside the region do not know, but
> there are a lot of desks that all want to stamp the registration papers
> before giving the final approval. For a foreign-affiliated Internet
> technology organization mostly run by younger people who have a
> relationship to a major Internet property to be able to get a registration
> without paying any bribe is probably unprecedented in the history of South
> Asia. Getting a registration is something to be proud of, but getting it
> completely honestly means that a lot of extra work went into the
> registration just to keep a good reputation.
>
> I am thrilled with the good example this sets and not only is having the
> registration a wonderful thing for the Wikimedia community, but also this
> shows an excellent precedent for all Bangladeshi community activists
> because they have a bright example in Wikimedia Bangladesh that paying a
> bribe is not necessary to get an NGO registration. This is really something
> to publicize, stress, and note as a point of pride. No one should forget
> this as it really takes a lot of sacrifices to do this without bribing and
> in terms of cost, it actually is cheaper to save time and pay the bribes.
>
> I hope that this encourages other organizations in Bangladesh to also file
> their own NGO paperwork and accomplish whatever they feel ought to be done.
>
> Congratulations a thousand times!
>
> yours,
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 3:11 PM, Federico Leva (Nemo) 
> wrote:
>
> > Tonmoy Khan, 10/06/2014 19:28:
> >
> >  less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
> >> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012
> >>
> >
> > That's heroic, thanks.
> >
> > Nemo
> >
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Alice Wiegand

Just great!
Thanks to all who kept on working to this important mark.

Alice.


On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 10:07 PM, Anna Stillwell 
wrote:

> Wow. Thank you, Lane, for spelling out the difficulty of making this
> happen. It really places this accomplishment in context. It sounds like it
> is more than a free knowledge win, it's also a win for Bangladesh civil
> society.
>
> Well done all! What an accomplishment. Wow. Congratulations.
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 12:47 PM, Lane Rasberry 
> wrote:
>
> > Hello,
> >
> > Ali is being modest.
> >
> > Not only is Wikimedia Bangladesh among only the 5% who got NGO
> > registration, but they are also among the 1% to do it without paying
> anyone
> > a bribe. I have heard that they were asked for money many times to make
> > things go more quickly. Perhaps people outside the region do not know,
> but
> > there are a lot of desks that all want to stamp the registration papers
> > before giving the final approval. For a foreign-affiliated Internet
> > technology organization mostly run by younger people who have a
> > relationship to a major Internet property to be able to get a
> registration
> > without paying any bribe is probably unprecedented in the history of
> South
> > Asia. Getting a registration is something to be proud of, but getting it
> > completely honestly means that a lot of extra work went into the
> > registration just to keep a good reputation.
> >
> > I am thrilled with the good example this sets and not only is having the
> > registration a wonderful thing for the Wikimedia community, but also this
> > shows an excellent precedent for all Bangladeshi community activists
> > because they have a bright example in Wikimedia Bangladesh that paying a
> > bribe is not necessary to get an NGO registration. This is really
> something
> > to publicize, stress, and note as a point of pride. No one should forget
> > this as it really takes a lot of sacrifices to do this without bribing
> and
> > in terms of cost, it actually is cheaper to save time and pay the bribes.
> >
> > I hope that this encourages other organizations in Bangladesh to also
> file
> > their own NGO paperwork and accomplish whatever they feel ought to be
> done.
> >
> > Congratulations a thousand times!
> >
> > yours,
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 3:11 PM, Federico Leva (Nemo) <
> nemow...@gmail.com>
> > wrote:
> >
> > > Tonmoy Khan, 10/06/2014 19:28:
> > >
> > >  less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
> > >> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012
> > >>
> > >
> > > That's heroic, thanks.
> > >
> > > Nemo
> > >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Anna Stillwell

Wow. Thank you, Lane, for spelling out the difficulty of making this
happen. It really places this accomplishment in context. It sounds like it
is more than a free knowledge win, it's also a win for Bangladesh civil
society.

Well done all! What an accomplishment. Wow. Congratulations.


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wrote:

> Hello,
>
> Ali is being modest.
>
> Not only is Wikimedia Bangladesh among only the 5% who got NGO
> registration, but they are also among the 1% to do it without paying anyone
> a bribe. I have heard that they were asked for money many times to make
> things go more quickly. Perhaps people outside the region do not know, but
> there are a lot of desks that all want to stamp the registration papers
> before giving the final approval. For a foreign-affiliated Internet
> technology organization mostly run by younger people who have a
> relationship to a major Internet property to be able to get a registration
> without paying any bribe is probably unprecedented in the history of South
> Asia. Getting a registration is something to be proud of, but getting it
> completely honestly means that a lot of extra work went into the
> registration just to keep a good reputation.
>
> I am thrilled with the good example this sets and not only is having the
> registration a wonderful thing for the Wikimedia community, but also this
> shows an excellent precedent for all Bangladeshi community activists
> because they have a bright example in Wikimedia Bangladesh that paying a
> bribe is not necessary to get an NGO registration. This is really something
> to publicize, stress, and note as a point of pride. No one should forget
> this as it really takes a lot of sacrifices to do this without bribing and
> in terms of cost, it actually is cheaper to save time and pay the bribes.
>
> I hope that this encourages other organizations in Bangladesh to also file
> their own NGO paperwork and accomplish whatever they feel ought to be done.
>
> Congratulations a thousand times!
>
> yours,
>
>
>
>
> On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 3:11 PM, Federico Leva (Nemo) 
> wrote:
>
> > Tonmoy Khan, 10/06/2014 19:28:
> >
> >  less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
> >> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012
> >>
> >
> > That's heroic, thanks.
> >
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Lane Rasberry

Hello,

Ali is being modest.

Not only is Wikimedia Bangladesh among only the 5% who got NGO
registration, but they are also among the 1% to do it without paying anyone
a bribe. I have heard that they were asked for money many times to make
things go more quickly. Perhaps people outside the region do not know, but
there are a lot of desks that all want to stamp the registration papers
before giving the final approval. For a foreign-affiliated Internet
technology organization mostly run by younger people who have a
relationship to a major Internet property to be able to get a registration
without paying any bribe is probably unprecedented in the history of South
Asia. Getting a registration is something to be proud of, but getting it
completely honestly means that a lot of extra work went into the
registration just to keep a good reputation.

I am thrilled with the good example this sets and not only is having the
registration a wonderful thing for the Wikimedia community, but also this
shows an excellent precedent for all Bangladeshi community activists
because they have a bright example in Wikimedia Bangladesh that paying a
bribe is not necessary to get an NGO registration. This is really something
to publicize, stress, and note as a point of pride. No one should forget
this as it really takes a lot of sacrifices to do this without bribing and
in terms of cost, it actually is cheaper to save time and pay the bribes.

I hope that this encourages other organizations in Bangladesh to also file
their own NGO paperwork and accomplish whatever they feel ought to be done.

Congratulations a thousand times!

yours,

On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 3:11 PM, Federico Leva (Nemo) 
wrote:

> Tonmoy Khan, 10/06/2014 19:28:
>
>  less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
>> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012
>>
>
> That's heroic, thanks.
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Federico Leva (Nemo)


Tonmoy Khan, 10/06/2014 19:28:

less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012


That's heroic, thanks.

Nemo

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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Pierre-Selim

Congratulations to the WBF

Pierre-Selim
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Congratulations to Wikimedia Bangladesh!

Katy



On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 11:20 AM, Shabab Mustafa 
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> Well, you may find it strange but it almost feels like being a father to
> us. It was a really long and frustrating struggle. This achievement is a
> great confidence boost up for all of us.
>
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Katy Love

Congratulations to Wikimedia Bangladesh!

Katy



On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 11:20 AM, Shabab Mustafa 
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> Well, you may find it strange but it almost feels like being a father to
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Shabab Mustafa

Well, you may find it strange but it almost feels like being a father to
us. It was a really long and frustrating struggle. This achievement is a
great confidence boost up for all of us.

---
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Nasir Khan

Yes, it took a long time to get the approval. But we waited with patience
and it is completed now. It is a big milestone for us and now it will be a
lot easier to take the next steps and prepare a perfect future plan.


--
*Nasir Khan Saikat*
www.nasirkhn.com
Executive Member, Wikimedia Bangladesh



On Wed, Jun 11, 2014 at 12:08 AM, Bishakha Datta 
wrote:

> Wow, two years from start to finish!
>
> Congratulations from across the border,
> Bishakha
> On Jun 10, 2014 11:31 PM, "Patricio Lorente" 
> wrote:
>
> > Congratulations, Tonmoy!
> >
> > 2014-06-10 14:46 GMT-03:00 Asaf Bartov :
> > > Fantastic news!  I know how frustrating it has been for all of you.
> > >
> > > Looking forward to continued collaboration!
> > >
> > > A.
> > > On Jun 10, 2014 10:42 AM, "Rodrigo Padula" 
> > wrote:
> > >
> > >> Great news!!
> > >>
> > >> Congratulations to all members of the Wikimedia Bangladesh!
> > >>
> > >> Rodrigo Padula
> > >>
> > >>
> > >> 2014-06-10 14:28 GMT-03:00 Tonmoy Khan :
> > >>
> > >> > Dear All,
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh
> > (WMBD)
> > >> has
> > >> > successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
> > >> > application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint
> > Stock
> > >> > Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have
> collected
> > the
> > >> > certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies
> > Registration
> > >> > Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh
> > Foundation.
> > >> >
> > >> > The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
> > >> > perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
> > >> > difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh
> as
> > >> the
> > >> > incumbents have to have security clearance from the National
> Security
> > >> > Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if
> > not
> > >> > impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process
> of
> > >> WMBD,
> > >> > I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as
> societies
> > get
> > >> > approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012
> > and
> > >> it
> > >> > took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from
> > NSI &
> > >> > complete all the bureaucratic process!
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the
> > >> Wikimedia
> > >> > movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and
> > professionalism
> > >> > despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration
> > issue
> > >> > could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in
> > the
> > >> > greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs,
> > >> workshops
> > >> > & meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This
> > >> effort
> > >> > successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
> > >> > Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from
> > WMBD/Bangladesh
> > >> > are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia
> > movement
> > >> by
> > >> > taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in
> > >> different
> > >> > Wikimedia committees.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards
> > sustainable
> > >> > progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that
> we
> > can
> > >> > make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this
> > >> > region.
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Cheers
> > >> >
> > >> >
> > >> > Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
> > >> > Treasurer
> > >> > Wikimedia Bangladesh
> > >> >
> > >> > "ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান
> বাধাহীন
> > >> ভাবে
> > >> > আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Bishakha Datta

Wow, two years from start to finish!

Congratulations from across the border,
Bishakha
On Jun 10, 2014 11:31 PM, "Patricio Lorente" 
wrote:

> Congratulations, Tonmoy!
>
> 2014-06-10 14:46 GMT-03:00 Asaf Bartov :
> > Fantastic news!  I know how frustrating it has been for all of you.
> >
> > Looking forward to continued collaboration!
> >
> > A.
> > On Jun 10, 2014 10:42 AM, "Rodrigo Padula" 
> wrote:
> >
> >> Great news!!
> >>
> >> Congratulations to all members of the Wikimedia Bangladesh!
> >>
> >> Rodrigo Padula
> >>
> >>
> >> 2014-06-10 14:28 GMT-03:00 Tonmoy Khan :
> >>
> >> > Dear All,
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh
> (WMBD)
> >> has
> >> > successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
> >> > application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint
> Stock
> >> > Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected
> the
> >> > certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies
> Registration
> >> > Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh
> Foundation.
> >> >
> >> > The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
> >> > perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
> >> > difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as
> >> the
> >> > incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
> >> > Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if
> not
> >> > impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of
> >> WMBD,
> >> > I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies
> get
> >> > approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012
> and
> >> it
> >> > took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from
> NSI &
> >> > complete all the bureaucratic process!
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the
> >> Wikimedia
> >> > movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and
> professionalism
> >> > despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration
> issue
> >> > could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in
> the
> >> > greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs,
> >> workshops
> >> > & meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This
> >> effort
> >> > successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
> >> > Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from
> WMBD/Bangladesh
> >> > are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia
> movement
> >> by
> >> > taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in
> >> different
> >> > Wikimedia committees.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards
> sustainable
> >> > progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we
> can
> >> > make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this
> >> > region.
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Cheers
> >> >
> >> >
> >> > Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
> >> > Treasurer
> >> > Wikimedia Bangladesh
> >> >
> >> > "ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন
> >> ভাবে
> >> > আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Cristian Consonni

Il 10/giu/2014 13:29 "Tonmoy Khan"  ha scritto:
>
> Dear All,
>
>
> It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD)
has
> successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
> application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
> Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
> certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
>
>
>
> Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
> Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.
>
> The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
> perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
> difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as the
> incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
> Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
> impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of
WMBD,
> I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and it
> took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
> complete all the bureaucratic process!
>
>
> It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the
Wikimedia
> movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
> despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
> could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
> greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs,
workshops
> & meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This effort
> successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
> Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
> are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement by
> taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in
different
> Wikimedia committees.
>
>
>
> We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
> progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
> make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this
region.

Congratulations for your achievement and thank you, Ali, and thanks to
everyone in WMBD that made this possible. After hearing this I will
complain a little less (just a little!) about Italian bureaucracy =P.

I'm looking forward to hearing more exciting news from Bangladesh in the
near future.

Cristian
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Patricio Lorente

Congratulations, Tonmoy!

2014-06-10 14:46 GMT-03:00 Asaf Bartov :
> Fantastic news!  I know how frustrating it has been for all of you.
>
> Looking forward to continued collaboration!
>
> A.
> On Jun 10, 2014 10:42 AM, "Rodrigo Padula"  wrote:
>
>> Great news!!
>>
>> Congratulations to all members of the Wikimedia Bangladesh!
>>
>> Rodrigo Padula
>>
>>
>> 2014-06-10 14:28 GMT-03:00 Tonmoy Khan :
>>
>> > Dear All,
>> >
>> >
>> > It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD)
>> has
>> > successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
>> > application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
>> > Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
>> > certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
>> > Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.
>> >
>> > The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
>> > perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
>> > difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as
>> the
>> > incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
>> > Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
>> > impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of
>> WMBD,
>> > I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
>> > approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and
>> it
>> > took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
>> > complete all the bureaucratic process!
>> >
>> >
>> > It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the
>> Wikimedia
>> > movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
>> > despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
>> > could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
>> > greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs,
>> workshops
>> > & meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This
>> effort
>> > successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
>> > Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
>> > are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement
>> by
>> > taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in
>> different
>> > Wikimedia committees.
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
>> > progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
>> > make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this
>> > region.
>> >
>> >
>> > Cheers
>> >
>> >
>> > Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
>> > Treasurer
>> > Wikimedia Bangladesh
>> >
>> > "ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন
>> ভাবে
>> > আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Sydney Poore

Congratulations, I'm so pleased that the persistence and hard work paid
off.

This wonderful news for your chapter but also the whole  Wikimedia movement.

Warm regards,
Sydney Poore
User: FloNight
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On Jun 10, 2014 1:29 PM, "Tonmoy Khan"  wrote:

> Dear All,
>
>
> It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has
> successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
> application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
> Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
> certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
>
>
>
> Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
> Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.
>
> The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
> perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
> difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as the
> incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
> Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
> impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of WMBD,
> I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and it
> took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
> complete all the bureaucratic process!
>
>
> It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the Wikimedia
> movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
> despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
> could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
> greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs, workshops
> & meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This effort
> successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
> Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
> are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement by
> taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in different
> Wikimedia committees.
>
>
>
> We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
> progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
> make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this
> region.
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
> Treasurer
> Wikimedia Bangladesh
>
> "ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন ভাবে
> আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Carlos M. Colina

Excellent news! Congrats to everyone at WMBD


Carlos


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 Original message 
From: Tonmoy Khan  
Date: 10/06/2014  20:28  (GMT+02:00) 
To: Wikimedia Mailing List  
Subject: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local
registration in Bangladesh 
 
Dear All,


It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has
successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).



Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.

The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as the
incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of WMBD,
I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and it
took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
complete all the bureaucratic process!


It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the Wikimedia
movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs, workshops
& meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This effort
successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement by
taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in different
Wikimedia committees.



We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this region.


Cheers


Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
Treasurer
Wikimedia Bangladesh

"ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন ভাবে
আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Asaf Bartov

Fantastic news!  I know how frustrating it has been for all of you.

Looking forward to continued collaboration!

A.
On Jun 10, 2014 10:42 AM, "Rodrigo Padula"  wrote:

> Great news!!
>
> Congratulations to all members of the Wikimedia Bangladesh!
>
> Rodrigo Padula
>
>
> 2014-06-10 14:28 GMT-03:00 Tonmoy Khan :
>
> > Dear All,
> >
> >
> > It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD)
> has
> > successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
> > application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
> > Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
> > certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
> >
> >
> >
> > Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
> > Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.
> >
> > The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
> > perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
> > difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as
> the
> > incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
> > Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
> > impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of
> WMBD,
> > I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
> > approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and
> it
> > took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
> > complete all the bureaucratic process!
> >
> >
> > It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the
> Wikimedia
> > movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
> > despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
> > could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
> > greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs,
> workshops
> > & meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This
> effort
> > successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
> > Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
> > are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement
> by
> > taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in
> different
> > Wikimedia committees.
> >
> >
> >
> > We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
> > progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
> > make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this
> > region.
> >
> >
> > Cheers
> >
> >
> > Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
> > Treasurer
> > Wikimedia Bangladesh
> >
> > "ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন
> ভাবে
> > আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Rodrigo Padula

Great news!!

Congratulations to all members of the Wikimedia Bangladesh!

Rodrigo Padula


2014-06-10 14:28 GMT-03:00 Tonmoy Khan :

> Dear All,
>
>
> It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has
> successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
> application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
> Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
> certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
>
>
>
> Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
> Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.
>
> The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
> perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
> difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as the
> incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
> Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
> impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of WMBD,
> I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and it
> took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
> complete all the bureaucratic process!
>
>
> It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the Wikimedia
> movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
> despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
> could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
> greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs, workshops
> & meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This effort
> successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
> Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
> are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement by
> taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in different
> Wikimedia committees.
>
>
>
> We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
> progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
> make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this
> region.
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
> Treasurer
> Wikimedia Bangladesh
>
> "ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন ভাবে
> আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Lodewijk

Great to hear! I remember that you shared with us 'it might take a while'
but I never took it so excessively! Thanks for sticking through, and all
the best with the earned status. I hope it will help you a lot in your
activities.

Lodewijk


2014-06-10 19:33 GMT+02:00 Vishnu :

> Excellent news, Tonmoy! Congratulations!!
>
> Best,
> Vishnu
>
>
> On Tuesday 10 June 2014 10:58 PM, Tonmoy Khan wrote:
>
>> Dear All,
>>
>>
>> It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD)
>> has
>> successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
>> application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
>> Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
>> certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
>>
>>
>>
>> Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
>> Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.
>>
>> The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
>> perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
>> difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as the
>> incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
>> Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
>> impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of
>> WMBD,
>> I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
>> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and it
>> took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
>> complete all the bureaucratic process!
>>
>>
>> It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the
>> Wikimedia
>> movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
>> despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
>> could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
>> greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs,
>> workshops
>> & meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This effort
>> successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
>> Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
>> are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement by
>> taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in
>> different
>> Wikimedia committees.
>>
>>
>>
>> We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
>> progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
>> make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this
>> region.
>>
>>
>> Cheers
>>
>>
>> Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
>> Treasurer
>> Wikimedia Bangladesh
>>
>> "ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন ভাবে
>> আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Vishnu


Excellent news, Tonmoy! Congratulations!!

Best,
Vishnu

On Tuesday 10 June 2014 10:58 PM, Tonmoy Khan wrote:

Dear All,


It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has
successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).



Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.

The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as the
incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of WMBD,
I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and it
took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
complete all the bureaucratic process!


It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the Wikimedia
movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs, workshops
& meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This effort
successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement by
taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in different
Wikimedia committees.



We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this region.


Cheers


Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
Treasurer
Wikimedia Bangladesh

"ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন ভাবে
আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Bence Damokos

Woohoo! Great news!

Best regards,
Bence


On Tue, Jun 10, 2014 at 7:28 PM, Tonmoy Khan  wrote:

> Dear All,
>
>
> It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has
> successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
> application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
> Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
> certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
>
>
>
> Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
> Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.
>
> The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
> perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
> difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as the
> incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
> Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
> impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of WMBD,
> I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and it
> took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
> complete all the bureaucratic process!
>
>
> It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the Wikimedia
> movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
> despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
> could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
> greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs, workshops
> & meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This effort
> successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
> Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
> are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement by
> taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in different
> Wikimedia committees.
>
>
>
> We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
> progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
> make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this
> region.
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
> Treasurer
> Wikimedia Bangladesh
>
> "ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন ভাবে
> আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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Re: [Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Stevie Benton

That's fantastic news, congratulations form the UK!

Stevie


On 10 June 2014 18:28, Tonmoy Khan  wrote:

> Dear All,
>
>
> It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has
> successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
> application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
> Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
> certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).
>
>
>
> Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
> Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.
>
> The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
> perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
> difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as the
> incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
> Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
> impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of WMBD,
> I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
> approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and it
> took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
> complete all the bureaucratic process!
>
>
> It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the Wikimedia
> movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
> despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
> could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
> greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs, workshops
> & meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This effort
> successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
> Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
> are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement by
> taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in different
> Wikimedia committees.
>
>
>
> We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
> progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
> make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this
> region.
>
>
> Cheers
>
>
> Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
> Treasurer
> Wikimedia Bangladesh
>
> "ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন ভাবে
> আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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[Wikimedia-l] Wikimedia Bangladesh has completed its local registration in Bangladesh

2014-06-10 Thread Tonmoy Khan

Dear All,


It gives me great pleasure to announce that Wikimedia Bangladesh (WMBD) has
successfully completed its local registration in Bangladesh. Our
application for registration was approved by the Registrar of Joint Stock
Companies & Firms - Bangladesh on 9th June, 2014 and I have collected the
certificate of registration today (10th June, 2014).



Wikimedia Bangladesh has been registered under the Societies Registration
Act of Bangladesh & our official name is Wikimedia Bangladesh Foundation.

The registration process was a very long and demanding one, but our
perseverance and determination finally prevailed. It has become very
difficult to get registration of a society/foundation in Bangladesh as the
incumbents have to have security clearance from the National Security
Intelligence (NSI) of Bangladesh, which is very difficult to get if not
impossible. In the course of dealing with the registration process of WMBD,
I learned that less than 5 applications for registration as societies get
approved out of every 100. We submitted our application in May 2012 and it
took us a little over two years to get the security clearance from NSI &
complete all the bureaucratic process!


It gives us a great sense of achievement that we could uphold the Wikimedia
movement volunteerism spirit with passion, integrity and professionalism
despite being a small volunteer community. The pending registration issue
could not hold us from doing outreach activities locally & taking in the
greater Wikimedia Movement. We organized some excellent programs, workshops
& meet-ups with our limited resources during this time period. This effort
successfully brought in good number of new contributors to Bengali
Wikipedia & increased the article count. Volunteers from WMBD/Bangladesh
are also actively participating in the international Wikimedia movement by
taking part in discussions, conferences & as committee members in different
Wikimedia committees.



We, as a chapter, want to make small but steady steps towards sustainable
progress in fostering the Wikimedia movement in Bangladesh so that we can
make the sum of all human knowledge accessible to the people of this region.


Cheers


Ali Haidar Khan (tOnmOy)
Treasurer
Wikimedia Bangladesh

"ভাবুনতো এমন এক পৃথিবীর কথা, যেখানে প্রতিটি মানুষ সমস্ত জ্ঞান বাধাহীন ভাবে
আদান প্রদান করতে পারবে। এটাই আমাদের অঙ্গীকার।"
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