Wikipedia:WikiProject Bangladesh
![]() | This is WikiProject Bangladesh, a collaboration area for Wikipedians interested in improving coverage of Bangladesh. New participants are welcome; please feel free to participate! Sub projects: Villages of Bangladesh • Bangladeshi Universities • Bangladeshi Colleges • Bangladesh Premier League |
Some Wikipedians have formed a project to better organize information in articles related to Bangladesh. This page and its subpages contain their suggestions; it is hoped that this project will help to focus the efforts of other Wikipedians. If you would like to help, please inquire on the talk page and see the to-do list there.
Scope
[edit]Bangladesh articles by quality and importance | |||||||
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Quality | Importance | ||||||
Top | High | Mid | Low | NA | ??? | Total | |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
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2 | 4 | 6 | ||||
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1 | 1 | |||||
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2 | 4 | 13 | 16 | 35 | ||
B | 26 | 53 | 74 | 141 | 294 | ||
C | 29 | 177 | 358 | 1,008 | 1 | 1,573 | |
Start | 48 | 790 | 5,460 | 48 | 6,346 | ||
Stub | 24 | 11,258 | 24 | 11,306 | |||
List | 7 | 134 | 501 | 642 | |||
Category | 6,063 | 6,063 | |||||
Disambig | 47 | 47 | |||||
File | 93 | 93 | |||||
Portal | 34 | 34 | |||||
Project | 47 | 47 | |||||
Template | 669 | 669 | |||||
NA | 2 | 612 | 455 | 1,069 | |||
Other | 139 | 139 | |||||
Draft | 17 | 17 | |||||
Assessed | 58 | 290 | 1,399 | 19,000 | 7,564 | 73 | 28,384 |
Unassessed | 68 | 115 | 183 | ||||
Total | 58 | 290 | 1,399 | 19,068 | 7,564 | 188 | 28,567 |
WikiWork factors (?) | ω = 106,945 | Ω = 5.46 |
This wikiproject focuses on creation, improvement and promotion of Bangladesh-related articles in Wikipedia. The scope of the project includes Bangladeshi culture, way of life, geography, people, history and society.
For a list of current articles see here.
Participants
[edit]Please feel free to add your name to this list here if you would like to join the project; you are also encouraged to participate in any of our descendant WikiProjects that might interest you.
Outline of knowledge
[edit]Reviewing AFDs
[edit]Add the page Wikipedia:WikiProject Deletion sorting/Bangladesh to your watchlist to receive notifications of Bangladesh related articles that are nominated for deletion.
Keep the list updated by adding any relevant AFD nominations you may come across and remove any that have been closed.
Things to do
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A big task
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Place the WikiProject Bangladesh banner on the DISCUSSION (aka "TALK") PAGE of every Bangladesh and Bengal related entry. Here is how to do this:
A list of all pages currently with this banner can be found at Category:WikiProject Bangladesh articles. For a systematic category tree check Wikipedia:WikiProject Bangladesh/Categorization. You can do more to the {{WikiProject Bangladesh}} banner. For additional information check Template:WikiProject Bangladesh. If an article included in Category:WikiProject Bangladesh articles is assessed as B or higher you may try adding {{Portal|Bangladesh}} to the article page, under a section called "See also" or "External links". |
Article alerts
[edit]Did you know
- 21 Jun 2025 – Saidur Rahman Dawn (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by Arconning (t · c); see discussion
- 17 Jun 2025 – Sraboner Meghgulo Joro Holo Akashe (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by FaysaLBinDaruL (t · c); see discussion
- 07 Jun 2025 – Selim Al Deen Muktamanch (talk · edit · hist) was nominated for DYK by FaysaLBinDaruL (t · c); see discussion
Articles for deletion
- 23 Jun 2025 – Informal economy of South Asia (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Chipmunkdavis (t · c); see discussion (6 participants)
- 21 Jun 2025 – Bason Thana (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Govvy (t · c); see discussion (2 participants)
- 21 Jun 2025 – Gacha Thana (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Govvy (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 21 Jun 2025 – Tongi East Thana (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Govvy (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 20 Jun 2025 – Bengali Modernist Literature (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Capitals00 (t · c); see discussion (3 participants)
- 19 Jun 2025 – Nilay van der Ploeg (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Fram (t · c); see discussion (4 participants)
- 19 Jun 2025 – Power and Participation Research Centre (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Worldbruce (t · c); see discussion (1 participant)
- 15 Jun 2025 – Kawnia Thana, Barisal (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Onel5969 (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
- 15 Jun 2025 – Shah Poran Thana (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Onel5969 (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
- 15 Jun 2025 – South Surma Thana (talk · edit · hist) was AfDed by Onel5969 (t · c); see discussion (4 participants; relisted)
- (16 more...)
Proposed deletions
- 24 Jun 2025 – Dr. Major (Retd.) Tanbiruzzaman High School (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Worldbruce (t · c): concern
- 24 Jun 2025 – Jatiya Jubo Shakti (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Vinegarymass911 (t · c): concern
- 24 Jun 2025 – One Degree Initiative Foundation (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Worldbruce (t · c): concern
- 23 Jun 2025 – Dhaka–Istanbul freight corridor (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Worldbruce (t · c): concern and endorsed by A. B. (t · c) on 24 Jun 2025: {{tooltip|1=concern|2=Not just too soon, probably never. Pakistan and India have been at war or on the verge of war for 75+ years. Rail transport has been intermittent with nothing since 2019 -- see Transport between India and Pakistan. We'll see the [[Bering Strait c ...}}
- 21 Jun 2025 – Censorship of Skype (talk · edit · hist) was PRODed by Clenpr (t · c): concern
- 15 Jun 2025 – Muhammad Shafiqul Alam (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Worldbruce (t · c) was deleted
- 11 Jun 2025 – Power and Participation Research Centre (talk · edit · hist) PRODed by Worldbruce (t · c) was deproded by Liz (t · c) on 18 Jun 2025
Categories for discussion
- 23 Jun 2025 – Category:Martyred intellectuals of the Bangladesh Liberation War (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 07 May 2025 – Category:Dhaka in fiction (talk · edit · hist) was CfDed by Marcocapelle (t · c); see discussion
- 14 Jun 2025 – Category:Bangladeshi people of Mughal descent (talk · edit · hist) CfDed by Smasongarrison (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Good article nominees
- 11 Apr 2025 – Operation Devil Hunt (talk · edit · hist) was GA nominated by CaptShayan (t · c); start discussion
Requests for comments
- 12 Jun 2025 – Babur (talk · edit · hist) has an RfC by पाटलिपुत्र (t · c); see discussion
Peer reviews
- 01 Jun 2025 – Muhammad Yunus (talk · edit · hist) has been put up for PR by Niasoh (t · c); see discussion
Requested moves
- 21 Jun 2025 – Bengal Sultanate–Kamata Kingdom War (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Bengal–Kamata War by Kolno (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Jun 2025 – Meghna Division (talk · edit · hist) is requested to be moved to Cumilla Division by Tausheef Hassan (t · c); see discussion
- 10 Jun 2025 – Padma Division (talk · edit · hist) move request to Faridpur Division by Tausheef Hassan (t · c) was moved to Faridpur Division (talk · edit · hist) by Jeffrey34555 (t · c) on 23 Jun 2025; see discussion
Articles to be merged
- 14 May 2025 – Badhan (blood donation organization) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Blood donation in Bangladesh#Badhan by Klbrain (t · c); see discussion
- 18 Apr 2025 – Freedom fighter (Bangladesh) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Mukti Bahini by Ahammed Saad (t · c); see discussion
- 16 Mar 2025 – Secondary School Certificate (Bangladesh) (talk · edit · hist) is proposed for merging to Secondary School Certificate by Gotitbro (t · c); see discussion
- 21 Jun 2025 – Abdul Ali Menu Miah (talk · edit · hist) proposed for merging to Abdul Ali (politician) by Niasoh (t · c) was closed; see discussion
Articles for creation
- 19 Jun 2025 – Draft:Kalarab Shilpigosthi (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by Sadikul Masduq (t · c)
- 19 Jun 2025 – Draft:Avik Anwar (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by A01169242 (t · c)
- 18 Jun 2025 – Draft:A. B. M. Obaidul Islam (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by A01169242 (t · c)
- 15 Jun 2025 – Draft:Imrul Hasan (talk · edit · hist) has been submitted for AfC by A01169242 (t · c)
- 22 Jun 2025 – Draft:Shadhin Gaanwala (talk · edit · hist) submitted for AfC by Qwerfjkl (bot) (t · c) was declined by KylieTastic (t · c) on 22 Jun 2025
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Templates
[edit]To award a participant with a barnstar you may make use of - {{subst:WikiProject Bangladesh/barnstar|message ~~~~}}. It would look something like:
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The Bangladeshi Barnstar of National Merit | |
I award this barnstar for your outstanding contribution to Bangladesh related article. Bangladeshi Wikipedian 19:27, 11 March 2007 (UTC) |
- General Bangladesh related articles: {{Bangladesh-stub}}
- People related articles: {{Bangladesh-bio-stub}}
- Geography related articles: {{Bangladesh-geo-stub}}
- History related articles: {{Bangladesh-hist-stub}}
- Education related articles: {{Bangladesh-edu-stub}}
- Organization related articles: {{Bangladesh-org-stub}}
- Structure related articles: {{Bangladesh-struct-stub}}
- Geography
- For districts and divisions: {{Divisions and districts of Bangladesh}}
- History
- For Liberation War articles: {{Bangladesh liberation}} • {{Indo-Pakistani War of 1971}}
- For Language Movement articles: {{Language Movement}}
- For public universities: {{Public Universities of Bangladesh}}
- For private universities: {{Private Universities of Bangladesh}}
- Politics
- For presidents: {{BangladeshPresidents}}
- For prime ministers: {{BangladeshPrimeMinisters}}
- For electeions: {{Bangladeshi elections}}
- International relations
- For relations with India: {{Bangladesh–India relations}} • {{India–Bangladesh land border checkpoints}}
- Sports
- For cricket: {{Bangladeshi cricket seasons}} • {{International cricket tours of Bangladesh}} • {{Bangladeshi first-class cricket clubs}}
- For Football: {{Bangladesh League 2010-11}} • {{Bangladesh Professional Football League}}
- Other sports: {{Bangladesh at the Commonwealth Games}}
- Add this userbox {{User WikiProject Bangladesh}} to your userboxes to direct editors to WikiProject Bangladesh from your userpage.
- To generally indicate a Bangladeshi user you may use {{User Bangladesh}} or any other from category:Bangladesh user templates
To attract other Wikipedians to work for WikiProject Bangladesh, you may use the following advertisement banner on your userpage or talk page:

Use the following code:
<imagemap>
- Image:Qxz-ad90.gif|center|Wikipedia:WikiProject Bangladesh
- default [[Wikipedia:WikiProject Bangladesh|Wikipedia:WikiProject Bangladesh]]
- desc none
</imagemap>
Also, please feel free to invite your friends and relatives with academic interest to visit Wikipedia and contribute to Bangladesh related articles.
Adopt an article scheme
[edit]- For an extensive list of articles pertaining to this project see Category:WikiProject Bangladesh articles
Similar to the Collaboration of the week, but on a smaller scale, you might want to "adopt" an article. This would involve doing the research, writing, formatting and adding images (if possible) for either a non-existent article, a stub or a very short article. Of course, everyone else can still edit an adopted article, and you can work on other things too, but the idea is to find a focus for a while, to try and build up the number of quality articles the Project has produced. If you have adopted an article, please, feel free to add that information here.
Past adoptions: Grameen family of organizations (adopted by Aditya Kabir) • History of aviation in Bangladesh (adopted by Aditya Kabir) • Cox's Bazar (adopted by Arman Aziz) • List of Bengali language authors (chronological) (adopted by Arman Aziz) • Bir Uttom (adopted by Anwarul Islam) • Bir Bikrom (adopted by Anwarul Islam) • Foreign relations of Bangladesh (adopted by Styles-P1) • Timeline of Bangladeshi history (adopted by Sabih) • Tangail (adopted by nafSadh) • List of British Bangladeshis (adopted by Tanbircdq) • Guthia Mosque (adopted by Aaqib Shatil) • 1988 Chittagong Massacre (adopted by Aaqib Shatil) • Swadhinata Stambha (adopted by Aaqib Shatil) • Sonakanda Fort (adopted by Aaqib Shatil) • Cox's Bazar Beach (adopted by Mehedi Abedin)
Featured adoptions: Shahbag (adopted by Aditya Kabir) • Bengali Language Movement (adopted by Tarif Ezaz) • Biman Bangladesh Airlines (adopted by AA) • List of universities in Bangladesh (adopted by Niaz) • Portal:Bangladesh (adopted by Arman Aziz)
Good adoptions: Muhammad Yunus (adopted by Arman Aziz) • Grameen Bank (adopted by Arman Aziz) • Sitakunda Upazila (adopted by Aditya Kabir) • British Bangladeshi (adopted by Mohsin) • Banglapedia (adopted by Aditya Kabir) • Kazi Nazrul Islam (adopted by Vinegarymass911)
Guidelines
[edit]The goal of Wikipedia is to become a complete, accurate encyclopaedia. The three major content policies (verifiability, no original research and a neutral point of view) and notability contain important advise and rules on how to achieve accuracy, so careful fact checking is strongly recommended. Remain objective as possible. The point and ideal of Wikipedia is to create an encyclopaedic neutral body of knowledge. Avoid using the first-person point of view (emphasising the facts; not the editor). Explain the evidence (from the links and references) and explain the reasons of any conclusions. Remember, Wikipedia is not about just writing whatever is true (See: Wikipedia:What Wikipedia is not), it is about writing whatever can be verified as truth. See Wikipedia:Citing sources for why we cite sources, and Wikipedia:Citation templates for ways of citing sources properly.
Don't over-categorize
[edit]Having added an article to, say, Category:Massacres in Bangladesh, there's no need to also add that article to Category:War crimes in Bangladesh, Category:Bangladesh Liberation War, Category:History of Bangladesh or Category:Bangladesh. The category hierarchy expresses the fact that every article about Massacres in Bangladesh is an article about War crimes in Bangladesh and an article Bangladesh Liberation War.
Public domain photographs
[edit]According to Bangladesh copyright act of 2000 (covered by The Daily Star), all photographs enter the public domain after sixty years counted from the beginning of the following calendar year after they were first published (i.e. as of 2011, prior to 1 January 2051). Try to upload as many such images as relevant and tag them with {{PD-Bangladesh}}.
According to the Bangladesh copyright act of 2000 (covered by The Daily Star), artistic recreations of public architecture and art work are exceptions to the rights of authors. The Copyright Act provides certain exceptions to infringement. The objective of these provisions is to enable the encouragement of private study and research and promotion of education. Feel free to upload as many such images as relevant and tag them with {{FoP-Bangladesh}}.
Sources
[edit]The goal of Wikipedia is to become a complete, accurate encyclopedia. Verifiability is an important tool to achieve accuracy, so it is strongly recommended to check facts. However, don't be too keen to remove unverified information at the cost of completeness. Wikipedia does not publish original research. Its content is determined by previously published information rather than the beliefs or experiences of its editors. Even if you're sure something is true, it must be verifiable before you can add it. All material in Wikipedia mainspace, including everything in articles, lists and captions, must be verifiable. All quotations, and any material whose verifiability has been challenged or is likely to be challenged, must include an inline citation that directly supports the material. If no reliable third-party sources can be found on a topic, Wikipedia should not have an article on it.
Levels of references
[edit]- Primary sources: Primary sources are original materials.
- Secondary sources: In scholarship, a secondary source is a document or recording that relates or discusses information originally presented elsewhere. Base articles largely on reliable secondary sources. (For more information, see the Primary, secondary, and tertiary sources section of the No original research policy, and the Misuse of primary sources section of the BLP policy)
- Tertiary sources: Constitute index and/or textual condensation of primary and secondary sources. Some examples of tertiary sources are almanacs, guide books, survey articles, timelines, and user guides. Depending on the topic of research, a scholar may use a bibliography, dictionary, or encyclopedia as either a tertiary or a secondary source.
Tools
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A list of articles needing cleanup associated with this project is available. See also the tool's wiki page and the index of WikiProjects.
- Main tool page: tools.wmflabs.org
- refill - Edits bare references - adds title/dates etc. to bare references
- makeref - Get references in wiki format for news articles, journal papers, websites, books etc.