The Bengali-language edition of Wikipedia, known as Bangla Wikipedia, was started in the early years of the project, when Wikipedia was first becoming available in many languages. Bengali is spoken by well over two hundred million people, mainly in Bangladesh and the Indian state of West Bengal, and ranks among the most widely spoken languages in the world. In the early years, contributors faced difficulties with typing and displaying Bengali script on computers, and the community gradually developed tools and input methods to overcome them. The edition has grown through the work of volunteers from both Bangladesh and India, and through campaigns and edit-a-thons organized by local groups.
Before and after
- 2004Construction of Cam Ranh International Airport
- January 2004Spirit and Opportunity land on Mars
- 20 January 2004Creation of Scala
- 27 January 2004Release of Urdu Wikipedia
- 27 January 2004Release of Bangla Wikipedia
- from 28 January 2004 to 17 September 2019Premiere of Winx Club
- 30 January 2004Release of Ukrainian Wikipedia
- 4 February 2004Founding of Facebook
- 10 February 2004Release of Flickr
More in Science & technology
- 1964Discovery of rutherfordium
- 29 October 1969Invention of Internet
- 18 February 1970Discovery of dubnium
- July 1974Discovery of seaborgium
- 1976Discovery of bohrium
- 1984Discovery of hassium
The era
This moment belongs to the Contemporary world (1945 CE to today), the world since 1945. You can also browse everything in the 21st century.