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	[baŋla ækaɖemi] ;
Named after	Académie Française
Formation	3 December 1955
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 Nurul Huda
President	Selina Hossain
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.