Pipilika
 Pipilika Logo | |
Type of site | Web search engine |
|---|---|
| Available in | Bengali, English |
| Country of origin | Bangladesh |
| Owner | Shahjalal University of Science and Technology |
| Created by | SUST Students and Faculties[1] |
| URL | https://pipilika.com/ |
| Registration | Optional |
| Launched | 13 April 2013 |
| Current status | inactive |
Pipilika (Bengali: পিপীলিকা) was a Bangladeshi search engine and the first search engine introduced by Bangladesh.[2] It was launched in 2013 to cater to the linguistic and cultural needs of the Bengali-speaking population.[3] The search engine was shut down in 2021.[4]
It is the country's first Bangla search engine developed by the Computer Science and Engineering students of Shahjalal University of Science and Technology as a thesis project.[2]
Copyright
[edit]The copyright of Pipilika was requested by three students: Burhan Uddin, Ahmed Chisty, and Sudipta Kar via online application to the Department of Computer Science and Engineering at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology. But it was never resolved by the current executive committee of Pipilika, SUST. [5]
Shutdown
[edit]Pipilika was shut down in 2021.
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ পিপীলিকায় বাংলায় তথ্য খোঁজা. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, SUST.
- ^ a b "First Bangla search engine Pipilika takes off". The Daily Star. 14 April 2013. Archived from the original on 17 April 2013. Retrieved 1 May 2013.
- ^ "Pipilika starts journey". bdnews24.com. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ Hossan, Sajjad (2023-03-22). "Why Bangladeshi Search Engine "Pipilika" Failed?". Business Inspection BD. Retrieved 2024-04-04.
- ^ কম্ষিউটার সায়েস এন্ড ইঞ্জিনিয়ারিং বিভাগ (সিএসই)-এর গবেষণালব্ধ ফলাফল বাংলা সার্চ ইঞ্জিন (পিপীলিকা) সংক্রান্ত তথ্য. Department of Computer Science and Engineering, SUST.
External links
[edit]- Archived snapshot
- বাংলাদেশ এর জনপ্রিয় সার্চ ইঞ্জিন পিপীলিকা December 5, 2021
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