Bangla Academy

Bangla Academy

বাংলা একাডেমি
Logo of the Bangla Academy
The Bangla Academy's main office, located in the Burdwan House
Abbreviation	BA
Pronunciation	[ˈbaŋla ˈækaˌɖemi]
Named after	Académie Française
Formation	3 December 1955; 69 years ago (1955-12-03)
Type	Autonomous institution
Legal status	Language regulator
Purpose	Research, publication and translation related to the Bengali language, literature and culture
Headquarters	Burdwan House
Location	Kazi Nazrul Islam Avenue, Dhaka, Bangladesh
Region served	Bangladesh
Official language	Bengali
Director General	Mohammad Azam
President	Abul Kashem Fazlul Haq[1]
Parent organization	Ministry of Cultural Affairs
Funding	Government of Bangladesh
Website	banglaacademy.gov.bd

The Bangla Academy (Bengali: বাংলা একাডেমি, pronounced [baŋla ækaɖemi]) is the official regulatory body of the Bengali language in Bangladesh. It is an autonomous institution funded by the Government of Bangladesh that fosters the Bengali language, literature and culture, works to develop and implement national language policy and conducts original research in Bengali. Established in 1955, it is located in the Burdwan House in Shahbagh, Dhaka, within the grounds of the University of Dhaka and Suhrawardy Udyan. The Bangla Academy hosts the annual Ekushey Book Fair.