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WikiWomen's History Month

Hi everyone. March is Women's History Month and I'm hoping a few folks here at WP:Bangladesh will have interest in putting on events (on and off wiki) related to women's roles in within Bangladesh society, history and culture. We've created an event page on English Wikipedia (please translate!) and I hope you'll find the inspiration to participate. These events can take place off wiki, like edit-a-thons, or on wiki, such as themes and translations. Please visit the page here: WikiWomen's History Month. Thanks for your consideration and I look forward to seeing events take place! SarahStierch (talk) 20:35, 1 February 2012 (UTC)

Muhammad Yunus

An article that your project might be interested in, Muhammad Yunus has been nominated for a good article reassessment. If you are interested in the discussion, please participate by adding your comments to the good article reassessment page. If concerns are not addressed during the review period, the good article status will be removed from the article. AIRcorn (talk) 06:44, 9 March 2012 (UTC)

Water scarcity in Dhaka

This article is poorly written, but google search reveals there is a lot of references available on this topic. Someone need to work on it. --SupernovaExplosion Talk 10:06, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj

I have created an article on Tanjim Ahmad Sohel Taj, who recently resigned from parliament. It needs to be expanded. Eastmain (talk • contribs) 06:54, 23 April 2012 (UTC)

Some significant changes

I have reduced the number of discussion pages (alias talk pages) for the project. Now this is simpler. Can anyone suggest further simplification. The original design was to serve a much more active project. It is not so vibrant anymore. Aditya(talk • contribs) 19:22, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

Merger proposal (restored)

The following proposals appear to have been deleted in a clean-up (the referenced archive has disappeared) without having been addressed. If there is no interest in or intent to merge the projects then the merger template(s) should be removed. In any event the merger proposal(s) should be closed with a discussion resolution or some record of action. The discussion should remain here with updates until the actions are completed. Thanks,

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Merger proposal

Proposal 01

I propose that Wikipedia:WikiProject Bangladeshi Colleges be merged into Wikipedia:WikiProject Bangladeshi Universities. Because, they have similar structures, participants and objectives. On top of it, the Colleges project is highly inactive. Aditya(talk • contribs) 05:58, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

Proposal 02

I propose that Wikipedia:WikiProject Villages of Bangladesh be merged into Wikipedia:WikiProject Bangladesh/Geography Workgroup. Because, they have similar structures, participants and objectives. On top of it, the Colleges project is highly inactive. Aditya(talk • contribs) 06:18, 16 April 2012 (UTC)

Articles needing attention

I want to draw attention to highly partisan articles Noakhali genocide and 1950 East Pakistan genocide. These are two of many anti Bangladesh, anti Muslim articles created by User:BengaliHindu. regards — Preceding unsigned comment added by 123.231.80.149 (talk) 23:11, 1 May 2012 (UTC)

The template "Bengal Renaissance" should be supported by WikiProject Bangladesh

Bengal Renaissance is a part of the history of Bangladesh. Many notable persons and points are missing in the template "Bengal Renaissance", most of which connected with Bangladesh. I think that's why the template should be supported by WikiProject Bangladesh and should be a part of it.--Kmzayeem (talk) 14:28, 4 May 2012 (UTC)

Just go ahead. Aditya(talk • contribs) 05:13, 7 May 2012 (UTC)

The article "Culture of Bengal" should be within the scope WikiProject Bangladesh

Bangladesh has got most of the part of the region named 'Bengal'. But the article Culture of Bengal and the template Template:Culture of Bengal is full of biased information and lack the information about Bangladeshi culture, I request the authority to have a look on it and bring the article Culture of Bengal within the scope of WikiProject Bangladesh. --Kmzayeem (talk) 07:39, 10 May 2012 (UTC)

Template: Culture of Bangladesh

the Template:Culture_of_Bangladesh needs the following pages to be created:

The following categories can help you:

  • Category:Bangladeshi_culture
  • Category:Bangladeshi_festivals
  • Category:Arts_in_Bangladesh
  • Category:National_symbols_of_Bangladesh
  • Category:Bangladeshi_radio

(type the category names in the search option) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Kmzayeem (talk • contribs) 23:23, 6 June 2012

Bangladesh

The mother article needs to gain back its featured article status. Aditya(talk • contribs) 22:51, 10 July 2012 (UTC)

GAN review needed

I have nominated Nawabs of Bengal & Murshidabad for GA and the review has started but the progress is a bit slow. I would like you all to edit the article and drive it to the path of GA. Please help me, it will be so kind of you. It will also add to the total number of GA article Wikiproject India has. Please help me! If replying please leave me a talk-back template. I have asked some other editors for the same. Thank you ! --Tamravidhir(২০১২) 15:22, 13 August 2012 (UTC)

Articles needing severe attention

Recently some new articles have been created which cover some controversial incidents. These articles are potential candidates to violate the POV, WP:Vandalism policies. The articles, so far, don't have much Bangladeshi participation but heavily require it. The articles are

Zayeem (talk) 14:57, 22 October 2012 (UTC)

Shahnewaz Kakoli

Can someone tell me the correct spelling of this film director's name? Different newspapers are using different spellings! --Tito Dutta (talk) 21:52, 18 November 2012 (UTC)

Kantajew Temple

Can someone offer an opinion on a preferred spelling for this page (discussion here). It looks to me like a very Anglo phonetic spelling. Banglapedia uses Kantanagar Temple, Kantaji Temple, and Kantajir Mandir. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 19:04, 2 December 2012 (UTC)

Discussion about deleting an article

Interested editors may wish to participate in the discussion about a proposal to delete the article Badhan (blood donor organization). Sminthopsis84 (talk) 15:05, 3 December 2012 (UTC)

Badhan (blood donor organization)

You are invited to join the discussion at Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Badhan (blood donor organization). -- Trevj (talk) 08:56, 8 December 2012 (UTC)

Comment

This is a matter of sorrow that wikipedia did not know about the Divisions of Bangladesh. Because Gaibandha District is under Rangpur Division, it should be changed. Unsigned comment from IP: 182.160.108.210

Caste in biographical articles

Hello!
A discussion on inclusion of caste in biographical articles is going on at Village Pump. Your comments are welcome at Wikipedia:Village pump (policy)#Is labelling individuals by caste a violation of privacy, per WP:BLP, and if so should we make this explicit?. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 18:39, 5 January 2013 (UTC)

Camp of Iqbal Saheb and Afsana Mimi

They started working on this film in 2011! Does anyone know when the film is going to release? We might have a good article and a DYK for Wikipedia here! --Tito Dutta (talk) 04:35, 17 January 2013 (UTC)

I'm asking for help

Please give me a hand to fix the template problem of WP:BPL.--Pratyya (Hello!) 08:53, 25 January 2013 (UTC)

Invitation to join WikiProject Bangladesh Premier League


ছাগু

I gather that this article is in Bengali, but that's all I know about it (except that it's unsourced, unlinked, a stub and an orphan). For all I know it could be a personal attack or full of obscenities. Could someone who can read it please add some English text, or nominate it for deletion if it is inappropriate. Thanks. PamD 08:49, 26 January 2013 (UTC)

File:InstrumentOfSurrender.jpg

File:InstrumentOfSurrender.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 65.92.180.137 (talk) 04:20, 17 February 2013 (UTC)

File:Bangladesh Liberation War 22 Nov 1971, Syaldaa, Nadi, Bangladesh.jpg

File:Bangladesh Liberation War 22 Nov 1971, Syaldaa, Nadi, Bangladesh.jpg has been nominated for deletion -- 65.92.180.137 (talk) 04:21, 17 February 2013 (UTC)


Secularism in Bangladesh

The article is currently receiving massive vandalisms and needs major attention! --Zayeem (talk) 14:21, 18 February 2013 (UTC)

Variety of English

Hi, does anyone have a good reference to indicate what variety of English spelling should be used on pages about Bangladesh? Should it follow English in the Commonwealth of Nations? Sminthopsis84 (talk) 15:56, 21 February 2013 (UTC)

Shahbag protests in ITN

There is an ongoing discussion on nominating 2013 Shahbag protests for in the news section at the mainpage. Please visit http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:In_the_news/Candidates#Violent_protests_in_Bangladesh and share your opinion. Also I think that Timeline of the 2013 Shahbag protests needs to be updated to reflect the ongoing changes. LegalEagle (talk) 12:20, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

Some of the material is accumulating in the article Shahbagh Square, and there is another article Shahbag Square about a film. These areas should really be cleaned up, asap, I think. Unfortunately, I don't feel able to explain in Bangla to editors who have added some of that material, why I would appear to be deleting their work. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 15:19, 1 March 2013 (UTC)

The page titled 'Bagakain' should be renamed to 'Boga Lake'

The page is currently named Bagakain. However, the officially used name is Boga Lake. So the title of the article should be changed to Boga Lake. Hangaroo (talk) 08:49, 9 March 2013 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hangaroo (talk • contribs) 08:46, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

Banglapedia calls it Bagakain Lake, which is the current name of the page. What is your evidence that Boga Lake is an official name? Sminthopsis84 (talk) 13:34, 9 March 2013 (UTC)

Mount Elizabeth Hospital

Mount Elizabeth Hospital seems rather short article. Since several prominent people from outside of Singapore have died there (ie. President Zillur Rahman, 2012 Delhi gang rape victim), I assume this is a major medical center of advanced techniques in the region. As such, it should really have a longer article. -- 65.92.180.137 (talk) 01:03, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Since the government of Bangladesh chose to move its own president to a foreign country, and chose this hospital, it seems relevant to WPBangladesh. -- 65.92.180.137 (talk) 01:48, 21 March 2013 (UTC)

Bangladeshi newspapers

Here is a list of Bangladeshi newspapers. (See also Category:Newspapers published in Bangladesh.)

—Wavelength (talk) 20:00, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Here are two additional lists of Bangladeshi newspapers.

—Wavelength (talk) 23:43, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

I have been updating the page List of newspapers in Bangladesh recently. I plan to separate the list of newspapers into sections Bengali language, English Language, online newspapers (some of which are bi-lingual), suspended publications, defunct publication. I have not yet separated print from online newspapers. I would appreciate any advice from the members of the community. Crtew (talk) 21:05, 27 April 2013 (UTC)
These pages might be helpful.
—Wavelength (talk) 23:43, 27 April 2013 (UTC)

Politician stubs

There are very short stub articles on several Bengali politicians that cite no (or very few) sources and do not include basic information such as dates of birth, whether the individuals are still living, or specifically when they were active. These articles would most likely be deleted per {{Prod blp}} if they had been created after 2010.

The articles include:

If members of this WikiProject can help by adding sources and missing basic details, it will be a great service to the project. Cnilep (talk) 00:45, 29 April 2013 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:WikiProject কুরআন

Editors may wish to comment at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject কুরআন.
—Wavelength (talk) 02:18, 8 May 2013 (UTC)

Dhaka and Chittagong

Requesting a review of the introductions of the Dhaka and Chittagong articles.--ArmanJ (talk) 00:16, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Both the articles are in my watchlist and I've been watching all the edits quite cautiously. The intros look fine to me as of now. --Zayeem (talk) 08:58, 10 May 2013 (UTC)

Directories of Bangladeshi websites

Here are some directories of Bangladeshi websites.

—Wavelength (talk) 02:46, 11 May 2013 (UTC)
I am restoring the version according to my edit of 02:46, 11 May 2013 (UTC). This is a talk page. Please do not change the messages posted by other editors. If you want to add links to this section, please add them below my message, so that it is clear that they were not added by me.
—Wavelength (talk) 17:41, 3 December 2013 (UTC)

Merger proposal for Sandwip Upazila with Sandwip

Opinions are invited at Talk:Sandwip Upazila#Duplicate about whether it is appropriate to have one or two pages for the upazila and the island that constitutes the majority (but not all) of the area of the upazila. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 14:17, 20 May 2013 (UTC)

Poet Chandravati and her Bangladeshi identity

Original discussion at User_talk:BengaliHindu#Chandravati

The Category:Bangladeshi poets is for those poets who was born or lived in the geographical area which is now known as Bangladesh, so its fair to use in that article. --Zayeem (talk) 09:55, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

May I know, where is the scope of Category:Bangladeshi poets defined? As per common knowledge, 'Bangladeshi' stands for nationality, for the people who are/were citizens of Bangladesh. BengaliHindu (talk) 15:16, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
Well, the category is used in many articles about poets who died before 1971, Alaol, Hason Raja for instance, same as the Category:Indian poets is used in many articles about poets of pre-partition era.--Zayeem (talk) 16:42, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
If they died before 26 March 1971, they technically are not Bangladeshis. Please remove the category for Alaol, Hason Raja and others whom you know. BengaliHindu (talk) 18:12, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
Categories are not facts, rather they are meant for providing easier access to the general readers/editors to find their desired article, hence the category is well placed in those articles. BTW I'm amazed to see that you are asking for removal of Category:Bangladeshi poets but not the Category:Indian poets! --Zayeem (talk) 18:19, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
Categories are not facts, but you just can't put any damn category unless you can justify it. Can you prove the Bangladeshi credentials of Chandravati? If you want to discuss about Category:Indian poets, lets do it elsewhere, possibly here at Category_talk:Indian poets. But first prove that Chandravati was a Bangladeshi. BengaliHindu (talk) 18:27, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
Already explained, justified and proven in the discussion here, BTW you can also discuss about the Category:Bangladeshi poets in its talk page, till then don't remove the category from the article. --Zayeem (talk) 18:35, 21 May 2013 (UTC)
Just because the category has been used to categorize many poets who died before 1971, it does not explain, justify or prove that Chandravati, who died around circa. 1600, was of Bangladeshi nationality.BengaliHindu (talk) 18:42, 21 May 2013 (UTC)

[IMPORTANT] 2013 Bangladesh India WikiProjects dispute resolution

A dispute resolution initiative has been proposed to strengthen the relationship between WikiProject Bangladesh and WikiProject India (in alphabetical order). Consider joining it here --Tito Dutta (contact) 18:01, 24 May 2013 (UTC)

Bangladesh: 2013 Shahbag protests

A number of editors have pointed to persistent bias at the article 2013 Shahbag protests. I made some edits in the spirit of WP:Bold to remove the Awami League party bias from the article and I also self reverted. You can find the copy that has been continually charged with bias in mainspace, while you can see my edit diff here [1] and a discussion I started at Talk:2013_Shahbag_protests#Persistent_POV_bias_in_this_article. Your comments to improve this article would be appreciated by editors on all sides of the issue. Respectfully and in the spirit of WP:Bold, Crtew (talk) 21:41, 24 June 2013 (UTC)

Number plates in Bangladesh.jpeg

image:Number plates in Bangladesh.jpeg has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 05:35, 18 July 2013 (UTC)

RfC Bangladesh

Opinions are requested at WT:Bangladesh about the best style of introductory material to use for the Bangladesh page. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 12:10, 31 July 2013 (UTC)

{{Countries and territories of South Asia}}

Template:Countries and territories of South Asia (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 05:14, 27 August 2013 (UTC)

{{Countries and territories bordering the Indian Ocean}}

Template:Countries and territories bordering the Indian Ocean (edit | talk | history | links | watch | logs) has been nominated for deletion -- 76.65.128.222 (talk) 11:25, 30 August 2013 (UTC)

Advice on drafting Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Cartoon and caricature in Bangladesh ?

If any editors have experience or interest in this topic, the new editor of the draft Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Cartoon and caricature in Bangladesh might need some help getting this very interesting article up to Wikipedia standards. MatthewVanitas (talk) 21:27, 10 September 2013 (UTC)

Discussion on category name for schools existing during British Rule

Would editors here like to bring to bear your fine judgment and considerable experience, in other words, weight in, at Wikipedia:Categories_for_discussion/Log/2013_September_17#Category:Colonial_schools_in_India? I have already warned editors there I'll be soliciting. Fowler&fowler«Talk» 18:57, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

AfC submission

Would you have a look at this submission? Regards, FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 02:21, 20 September 2013 (UTC)

And this one. FoCuSandLeArN (talk) 21:45, 24 September 2013 (UTC)

Article to check

Please see Dhaka Paranormal Society. Steven Walling • talk 09:03, 11 November 2013 (UTC)

Contribute

Please, contribute to the Template:BDTConvert. It's very necessary. Rossi101 (talk) 06:23, 26 November 2013 (UTC)User:Rossi101

Rossi101, what should be done? Where is the documentation for establishing Template:BDTConvert/CurrentRate? Blue Rasberry (talk) 12:34, 26 November 2013 (UTC)

National emblem deleted

Somehow National symbols of Bangladesh are deleted, including the national emblem etc. see: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:National_emblem_of_Bangladesh.svg I think these files need to be restored. As far as I remember, these SVG files were user contributed, not scrapped from government resources. Also, if I remember, copyvio is exempted in such cases. --» nafSadh did say 01:57, 29 November 2013 (UTC)

Does "Kurmitola" always mean Dhaka International Airport or predecessor airbases?

Does "Kurmitola" always mean Dhaka International Airport or predecessor airbases? Or is there a historical community which I can source from books, newspapers, and other reliable sources? WhisperToMe (talk) 05:24, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

No, Kurmitola is actually the neighborhood where the airport is located. It is also home to Kurmitola Golf Club as well as some hotels and other landmarks. Don't have any idea about the history of this area. Happy New Year! --Zayeem (talk) 17:11, 31 December 2013 (UTC)

Definition of "purdanasin" or "pardanishan" ?

Greetings, I ran across these terms while referencing Nawab Faizunnessa Government Girls' High School. I was initially confused, but do I guess right than that the word is from the Persian "purdah-nishan]]", "wearing a veil"? If so, I can create redirects from those terms to Purdah. Just wanted to check with y'all to be sure. MatthewVanitas (talk) 15:45, 16 January 2014 (UTC)

Yes, it's Persian. As far as I've heard, there is a word "purdahnashin" having the same meaning which you guessed so you may redirect it to purdah. But never heard of any word as "pardanishan" so not sure about this one. --Zayeem (talk) 12:13, 17 January 2014 (UTC)

Bengali names

Hi, for the chess player Reefat Bin-Sattar, is "Reefat" a personal name and "Bin-Sattar" a family name, or vice versa? I have also seen his name written as Bin-Sattar Reefat. Which is the correct order? I just want to know for sorting purposes. Regards. MaxBrowne (talk) 02:20, 30 January 2014 (UTC)

I guess "Reefat Big-Sattar" is the correct order, "Reefat" must be his personal name and "Sattar" being his father's name with the prefix "Bin" per the Arabian naming convention, many Bengali Muslims follow this convention. --Zayeem (talk) 11:07, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
If the name occurs in both orders, we should use a template like {{eastern name order}} to clarify, but I don't think Bengalis do that, do they? — kwami (talk) 17:15, 30 January 2014 (UTC)
Nope, Bengali Muslim names generally follow the western order, so I'm pretty sure the current title is the correct order.--Zayeem (talk) 10:38, 3 February 2014 (UTC)

Gonomot

A new online newspaper stub. I'm not sure what's best. Maybe non-English sources. It's just been PRODded. Many thanks for taking a look.

Links:

Anna Frodesiak (talk) 11:26, 5 February 2014 (UTC)

I see it "It banngaladeshi a Bengali language news media, it's a sign Asia Ltd. Sitter concern." — Preceding unsigned comment added by 180.234.166.226 (talk) 17:27, 18 April 2014 (UTC)

Join the group/project

Hi! Uck22, I got an invitation to join in this group/project but how? Are there any special log in or any other process? - Sufidisciple (talk) 15:23, 25 February 2014 (UTC)

Hi Sufidisciple, there is no formal process to join this project, you are automatically a part of it when you start editing Bangladesh related articles. However, you can add your username in the members list of this project.--Zayeem (talk) 16:12, 25 February 2014 (UTC)
Hi! Zayeem Thanks. - Sufidisciple (talk) 07:37, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

Faculties of University of Rajshahi

Hi WikiProject, there is an article, Faculties of University of Rajshahi that needs some sharp Bangladeshi eyes. The article appears far too long in my eyes, and a user has been over-zealous in their use of wikilinks. I have advised them twice of this. The article needs some scrutiny from experienced editors who aren't afraid to trim. Regards, Cyphoidbomb (talk) 05:39, 7 March 2014 (UTC)

Wikipedia talk:Articles for creation/Cinema banner painting of Bangladesh

Dear Bangladesh experts: This old Afc submission will soon be deleted unless someone takes an interest in it and reduces it to just verifiable facts. —Anne Delong (talk) 20:30, 29 April 2014 (UTC)

Wiki Loves Pride 2014

You are invited to participate in Wiki Loves Pride 2014, a campaign to create and improve LGBT-related content at Wikipedia and its sister projects. The campaign will take place throughout the month of June, culminating with a multinational edit-a-thon on June 21. Meetups are being held in some cities, or you can participate remotely. All constructive edits are welcome in order to contribute to Wikipedia's mission of providing quality, accurate information. Articles within Category:LGBT in Asia may be of particular interest. You can also upload LGBT-related images by participating in Wikimedia Commons' LGBT-related photo challenge. You are encouraged to share the results of your work here. Happy editing! --Another Believer (Talk) 21:16, 5 June 2014 (UTC)

Demographics

Would it be possible to create a subordinate project on the demographics of Bangladesh? A lot of essential areas remain either poorly covered or not covered at all. There should be articles on every religious and ethnic minority in the country, ie Bangladeshi Buddhists, Bangladeshi Christians, Bangladeshi Hindus. Articles on the Chittagong Hill Tracts ethnicities should be developed. A large community of Biharis and Ismailis also reside in the country. It would be an interesting project if taken up.--Rainmaker23 (talk) 01:43, 20 June 2014 (UTC)

Rainmaker23, it is definitely possible to create such wiki project and I think many editors interested in Bangladesh related topics would like to join it. The project could improve the articles on the indigenous peoples of Bangladesh which are in pretty bad shape now. However, I don't think the articles you proposed need to be created as we already have articles on Buddhism in Bangladesh, Christianity in Bangladesh and Hinduism in Bangladesh, they should better be redirected to these articles.--Zayeem (talk) 11:35, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
Well yes the indigenous and other migrant minorities need to be covered well. Which is precisely I believe a project is necessary, there are many communities to cover. And at least the religious minority articles should be brought in line with those such as Islam in America.--Rainmaker23 (talk) 11:48, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
There is room in Wikipedia for whatever anyone writes based on reliable sources. You are proposing a huge amount of research, writing, and other work. I wish you the best of luck organizing it. If you can actually write or find or produce the content, then yes, there ought to be articles on these topics. Blue Rasberry (talk) 12:11, 28 June 2014 (UTC)
Well then it's a shame to have this sort of complacency.--Rainmaker23 (talk) 00:53, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
Rainmaker23, you are highly encouraged to create the WikiProject, don't forget to invite us. --Zayeem (talk) 14:50, 29 June 2014 (UTC)
I don't think I will, certainly not you.--Rainmaker23 (talk) 23:05, 29 June 2014 (UTC)

Rainmaker23 I do not like that this does not exist but I will support you in making it. Ping me if you need help. I would be curious what sources even exist to use as a reference for such an article. Blue Rasberry (talk) 01:32, 30 June 2014 (UTC)

Bluerasberry, which article are you talking about? I doubt you have much of a clue of any of these topics, but then again tell me which article, and I'll show you potential sources.--Rainmaker23 (talk) 01:51, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
As you say, I know nothing of Bangladeshi demographics. In Wikipedia I rarely suggest that anyone go looking for sources because it is so difficult, and instead I recommend to just browse what is available and bring to Wikipedia whatever can be found in the best sources. If I could actually request sources based on my own interests, I would want to find these sources:
  • The comprehensive text on demographics produced by the Bangladeshi government. Notice that nothing Bangladeshi is cited on Demographics of Bangladesh.
  • An overview of non-Bangla speakers in the country, preferably describing region and work information.
  • Information about immigration into and out of Bangladesh, preferably describing region and work information.
  • Any narratives of temporary migrant workers in Bangladesh, including those who work in Gulf States and those who just go from rural areas to urban areas.
  • Any information about gender imbalances, that is, areas where the number of males and females has large variation.
  • Geographic variation in incidence of HIV or other sexually transmitted infections in Bangladesh by region.
I am asking for all of these things but generally this kind of information is not easily available. If you find secondary sources - not primary studies done by a small team of researchers - then I would incorporate those sources into some articles.
Blue Rasberry (talk) 12:20, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
There are potentially a huge number of articles on all countries. The problem in general is finding which sources exist for what topics and getting access to those sources. For efforts of this type I personally think one of the best preliminary steps is to find other extant reference sources on the topic and generate pages like those in Category:WikiProject lists of encyclopedic articles which can provide basic information on what such sources cover how much comparative weight they give it and often what secondary sources are available on such topics. Such lists are pretty much by definition not complete but they can help establish topical outlines. I may have some access to some reference sources on Bangladesh but others should feel free to check what sources might be available to them and what those sources cover as well. John Carter (talk) 17:01, 30 June 2014 (UTC)
http://www.bbs.gov.bd/home.aspx One could start with the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics. My concern is regarding minorities. It should not take up a huge swathe of sources to have several pages on each indigenous community. I seem to find a lot of relevant publications on google (especially the first two). --Rainmaker23 (talk) 22:09, 30 June 2014 (UTC)

On a completely separate note, would anyone here consider making the Economy section in the Bangladesh professional. I can help with good sources.--Rainmaker23 (talk) 18:37, 1 July 2014 (UTC)

Category rename

The category Category:Leaders of All India Muslim League is being considered for renaming to Category:All India Muslim League members. The discussion is ongoing here. An editor expressed concern that regular participants of related topics might not be aware of it and hence this note here. §§Dharmadhyaksha§§ {T/C} 04:28, 22 July 2014 (UTC)

fazlur khan

Bad edits were made at Fazlur Khan please fix it. fazlur khan was the designer of the tallest building in USA. many good information with sources provided and good pictures were removed. please revert it to this version: https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Fazlur_Khan&oldid=618259778 --58.97.142.47 (talk) 14:11, 25 July 2014 (UTC)

Languages in censuses and Race and ethnicity in censuses

Pleas add information about this country to this articles--Kaiyr (talk) 13:20, 28 July 2014 (UTC)

Central Railway Building

Hello, this article has been nominated for deletion (WP:Articles for deletion/Central Railway Building. Can anyone help with sources? Boleyn (talk) 19:12, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

Invitation to discuss

Interested members of WikiProject Bangladesh are invited to participate in a discussion here regarding use of the word capital or headquarter to refer divisional and district heads in Bangladesh related articles. --» nafSadh did say 19:43, 22 August 2014 (UTC)

Category:Textiles education in Bangladesh

Category:Textiles education in Bangladesh, which is within the scope of this WikiProject, has been nominated for renaming to Category:Textile schools in Bangladesh. If you would like to participate in the discussion, you are invited to add your comments at the category's entry on the Categories for discussion page. Thank you. RevelationDirect (talk) 05:07, 21 September 2014 (UTC)

Comment on the WikiProject X proposal

Hello there! As you may already know, most WikiProjects here on Wikipedia struggle to stay active after they've been founded. I believe there is a lot of potential for WikiProjects to facilitate collaboration across subject areas, so I have submitted a grant proposal with the Wikimedia Foundation for the "WikiProject X" project. WikiProject X will study what makes WikiProjects succeed in retaining editors and then design a prototype WikiProject system that will recruit contributors to WikiProjects and help them run effectively. Please review the proposal here and leave feedback. If you have any questions, you can ask on the proposal page or leave a message on my talk page. Thank you for your time! (Also, sorry about the posting mistake earlier. If someone already moved my message to the talk page, feel free to remove this posting.) Harej (talk) 22:47, 1 October 2014 (UTC)

Assistance please

There are a number of Bengali film articles currently at AFD that could benefit from the editorial attention of Bengali editors able to provide expansion and sourcing. Thank you. Schmidt, Michael Q. 10:12, 5 November 2014 (UTC)

Bangla calendar being merged under Hindu calendar

Projects participants may be interested in a discussion at Wikipedia talk:Noticeboard for India-related topics#Hindu Month articles inconsistency. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 13:03, 5 November 2014 (UTC)

Proposal for WP:NCGN#Bangladesh

A convention for naming geographic locations in Bangladesh is proposed. Contributors are invited to discuss. – nafSadh did say 01:15, 1 December 2014 (UTC)

A pair of sweet tool

I created two tools for Bengali: bnXlit for Romanization of Bengali and bnIPA for quickly typing IPA pronunciations of Bengali. It might seem like I am advertising here; but I made these tools solely to ease my Wikipedia edits -- and it can be helpful to others within WP:BD. – nafSadh did say 10:36, 10 December 2014 (UTC)

History of Indian Subcontinent

Kindly comment at this RFC for renaming History of India to History of Indian Subcontinent. My rationale is to cater for NPOV, primary topic (as the word 'India' redirects to modern India) and to make it less confusing. This might of Interest to this wikiproject. --lTopGunl (talk) 07:35, 11 December 2014 (UTC)

Brahmanbaria, page moves and page title

Participants in this project may wish to participate in a discussion at Talk:Brahmanbaria. Sminthopsis84 (talk) 19:00, 17 December 2014 (UTC)

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