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Contents 1 Picture needed 2 Is anyone interested in an article on SCHOLASTICA? 3 Ferdous Azam Khan 4 Bangladeshi boating 5 New ads 6 Is this true or pure nonsense? 7 Rabindranath Tagore on Wikisource 8 Oldham - bangla translation? 9 Uniform look 10 Geographical references 11 Prodded article 12 Sajeeb Wazed 13 Feedback requested 14 Urgent collaboration needed 15 Delisting 16 Emerging trends

[edit] Picture needed

Could anyone please add Dr. Fakhruddin Ahmed's copyright-free picture to his biography? —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Mabduhu (talk • contribs) 13:33, 15 February 2007 (UTC).

[edit] Is anyone interested in an article on SCHOLASTICA?

hey..i saw da pages on mastermind n AISD...i was wondering if anyone wud lyk an article on the school. i used to study there and know quite a bit about the school...the well-publicized good stuff and the not-so-gladly publicized non-flattering stuff. given two of the major BD schools are mentioned i thought scholastica could get a mention too. if any one is interested please post a reply on this page:) Iron butterfly989 19:54, 10 April 2007 (UTC)

• One article on the school existed since 16 March 2007, about a month before this request was made. Thanks for your enthusiasm. Just keep in mind the Wikipedia is not about the truth, rather it is about verifiable facts. So, whetever we contribute should be satisfactorily sourced, and should not depend only upon what we know. Aditya Kabir 20:09, 19 May 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Ferdous Azam Khan

The article is currently on VfD. Could someone take a look? Pavel Vozenilek 23:26, 12 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Bangladeshi boating

Does anyone else feel the proliferation of boats and their popularity in Bangladesh is extremely underemphasised on Wikipedia? Alyoshenka 14:26, 29 April 2007 (UTC)

[edit] New ads

Hi, a new ad of BD has been uploaded in WP :)--NAHID 21:25, 17 September 2007 (UTC)

The new ad is fine. However, I'm not sure whether adding this ad in at the top of project page has been aesthetically peasing or has added any value. Arman Aziz 03:39, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

Yeah, I think so :q --NAHID 11:25, 20 September 2007 (UTC)

The ad on the project page now looks even more messed up in internet explorer. If no one has objection, I would like to remove the ad from the project page header, and relocate to a lower section. Arman Aziz 01:49, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

I agree - it's the same in Firefox. → AA ^(talk) — 05:30, 21 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Is this true or pure nonsense?

Please take a look at Hatiya. This is vandalism, right? Arman ^(Talk) 04:33, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

Very obvious vandalism. I have reverted those edits and warned the IPs. Aditya^{(talk • contribs)} 05:53, 5 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Rabindranath Tagore on Wikisource

The works of Tagore have been selected as the Wikisource Collaboration of the Week. Please participate by adding more complete works to s:Author:Rabindranath Tagore. Some sources for texts are at s:Author talk:Rabindranath Tagore. Thank you.--Pharos 23:39, 2 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Oldham - bangla translation?

Hello "amar bondu" WikiProject Bangladesh!

I'm not sure if this is the right place to raise this, so do forgive me if I'm in the wrong spot. I'm just raising awareness about Oldham - a large town in England that has one of, if not the highest number of Sylhettis in Europe. My point?... I'm wondering if someone wanted to do a translation for the Bangla version of Wikipedia, given this significant connection with Bangladesh. Oldham is now officially a featured article too! Hope someone is interested! -- Jza84 · (talk) 03:28, 19 November 2007 (UTC)

I am sure someone would respond to this appeal. But, I was wondering about one thing - the article doesn't make any reference to Sylhet. Curious. Aditya^{(talk • contribs)} 16:53, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Uniform look

I have tried to give the Bangladesh Wikiproject pages a uniform look. Please, take a look at the work, and make changes if you feel necessary. I still strongly believe in a uniform look for the project, as it would give newcomers a sense of cohesion and a the old guards a sense of involvement. Looks matter greatly in motivating human psychology. I hope I am right in thinking that way. Aditya^{(talk • contribs)} 16:50, 26 November 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Geographical references

It is stated at Wikipedia:Geographic references#Bangladesh that "On this wiki, we will use the Third Population Census of Bangladesh, which was conducted by Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics on 12, 13, 14 and 15 March, 1991 because the latest census data is not realesed online yet." But, Population census 2001: national report (provisional) has been made available at the Bangladesh Bureau of Statistics website. Do we make use of it now? This newer data will require massive changes in all upazila and district articles. Aditya^{(talk • contribs)} 22:26, 26 August 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Prodded article

The article 2006-07 Bangladeshi cricket season has been proposed for deletion, because it contains, in essence, no information at all. Is this season finished, or did the original editor just get lazy? --Montchav 16:14, 12 September 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Sajeeb Wazed

Having some issues with WP:BLP over this page. Hasn't really been dealt with elsewhere, because other editors aren't familiar with Bangladesh related topics. Would be great if someone else could give this a look over. Recurring dreams 05:03, 23 September 2007 (UTC)

That's a complete hoax / total nonsense. I've tagged it for speedy deletion. --Ragib 18:37, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

I thought it sounded a little hinky - but I know nothing about Bangladesh, so that's why I left the note. Glad it's taken care of. Best, ZZ ^Claims ~ Evidence 18:51, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

Ragib, your PROD tag was removed by an anon user - who appears to have gone down the list of PRODs and objected to each and every one. I nominated the article for deletion Here. Best, ZZ ^Claims ~ Evidence 17:45, 26 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Feedback requested

Feedback is requested regarding the following discussion: A. H. M. Moniruzzaman. Thanks. --Ragib 18:39, 25 October 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Urgent collaboration needed

Dear fellow wikipedians: most of you probably know that Sundarbans and Cox's Bazar are now ranking high among the nominees for 7 natural wonders of the world. This may generate high interest about these 2 articles among tourists (potentially including the expert judges who will shortlist the 21 final nominees for the honor). As such it has now become extremly urgent to improve these two articles to reflect the importance and value of these two wonderful places(as well as problems and prospects). So, let's collaborate and improve these two topics as much as possible. Arman ^(Talk) 13:19, 5 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Delisting

Two of the articles from the showcase of this project, Banglapedia and Grameen Bank, has been delisted from the list of Good articles. Both has also met sweeping edits in the area of references. I have posted to both the delisting editors, Nishkid64 and Blnguyen, to probe the reasons. I have also posted to the reassessment talk to locate the discussions to delist the articles. Both the articles may require improvement drives. Cheers. Aditya^{(talk • contribs)} 10:46, 14 January 2008 (UTC)

[edit] Emerging trends

A few trends are emerging around Bangladesh-related articles:

• A profusion of images, often using the "gallery" code, that is turning encyclopedic articles into picture books
• A profusion of unsourced tourism-related information, mostly added to district articles, turning encyclopedic articles into tourist guides
• A profusion of Bengali script, added to almost any type of proper noun, turning the English version into a host for foreign language scripts

Unfortunately, the current collaboration - Cox's Bazaar - suffers form these trends heavily. If anyone is reading this, please, take a look. For the cute pictures and original-research tourist guides Wikitravel (link here) should be a more appropriate project. I really hope to see more credibility brought into Bangladesh-related articles, not just child-like nationalism. Aditya^{(talk • contribs)} 16:48, 17 March 2008 (UTC)