Claim: Asiatic Society of Bangladesh  is a non political organization renamed in 1972, Mahfuza Khanam played an important role in its founding.
Evidence: Ahmed Hasan Dani, a noted Muslim historian and archaeologist of Pakistan played an important role in founding this society. She is the current president of Asiatic Society of Bangladesh since January 2018. He was assisted by Muhammad Shahidullah, a Bengali linguist. 1952; 68 years ago (1952)