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Bangladesh

Principal Staff Officer (Bangladesh)

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The infobox is not referenced at all (it does not contain any single reference about the information), the first Principal Staff Officer Brigadier General Abul Hasanat Md Abdullah's appointment date seems to be fake, Major General Nurul Islam Shishu's reference is not trustworthy. The Took Office and Left Office parts are not true, where are references regarding this? According to the official website of the Bangladeshi Armed Forces Division, the office was created in 1991, and Brigadier General Abul Hasanat Md Abdullah was the first Principal Staff Officer but when he was appointed it is not written there. Armed Forces Division's name was Commander-in-Chief's Secretariat and Supreme Command Headquarters and also Supreme Command Headquarters Division in the 1970s and 1980s decade. The article needs many authentic references regarding the appointees, their appointment dates (when they took office and when the left office), if many authentic references are not found it must be deleted. PauKau (talk) 01:12, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete. Most information in the article is not real including the infobox. 37.111.194.13 (talk) 10:53, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Mohamed Shah Jalal

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Fails WP:SPORTSCRIT and WP:NOLY. LibStar (talk) 23:52, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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?? Why'd you revert my redirect to take this to AFD? BeanieFan11 (talk) 23:53, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
- Malice, perhaps. Libstar gets away with a lot of stuff. Лисан аль-Гаиб (talk) 01:23, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
As explained in edit summary, "redirected to Olympics he didn't even compete". I can't support an article being redirected to an Olympics he didn't even compete in. LibStar (talk) 01:47, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Except, he did participate at that Olympics. BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:08, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
OK, then this is an issue of competing at 2 different Olympics, should we support 1 redirect target over another? LibStar (talk) 02:11, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Yes, since that's better than deleting the article. BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:13, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
If you support redirect, you should state that here in bold. LibStar (talk) 02:17, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why does the official page for the olympics not show the 1992 one? Moritoriko (talk) 02:54, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Because that page is about a different athlete. BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:59, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
thanks for pointing that out, I just saw the flag and assumed. Moritoriko (talk) 03:11, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to preserve the article's content for when SIGCOV is found. BeanieFan11 (talk) 02:20, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Keep: this and this seem to have details.

Delete whoops, wrong guy. Thanks Beanie for pointing it out Moritoriko (talk) 03:09, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Why is this discussion here and not at RFD? Anyway, I oppose redirects being used purely as a back-door “save function” for articles that should be deleted, not least because that’s not what they’re designed for. Wikipedia isn’t supposed to be a database of non-notable topics.

If we had wanted to allow the existence of permanent draft articles, then no time limit would be applied to drafts.

It is a common position of everyone who has contributed at this AFD so far that this lacks notability, so keeping it is not an option. As stated above there are multiple potential target pages, all equally valid. Someone searching this person’s name should be served all of the hits, not just one of them. For that reason there is no clear redirect target, so Delete. FOARP (talk) 05:43, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete, nothing of the slightest value to preserve. Geschichte (talk) 07:06, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete: Subject does not meet the WP:SPORTSCRIT due to a lack of significant coverage. Let'srun (talk) 12:32, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bashir Uddin Adarsha School and College

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PROD contested because "numerous incoming links indicate potential importance". There are numerous incoming links because an editor created the massive navigation template {{Colleges in Dhaka}}, which links 120+ schools and colleges to each other. The links are no more an indicator of notability than membership in Category:Education in Dhaka is.

Fails WP:NSCHOOL as it meets neither WP:GNG nor WP:ORG. Searches in English and Bengali found only indiscriminate lists, social media, and job postings, no significant coverage in independent, reliable, secondary sources. Worldbruce (talk) 19:47, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete per nom. I also looked for sources and could only find this about a similarly named person as the school's founder, but I don't think it's the same person due to the age difference. I also went to the Bengali Wikipedia and searched for the school, and couldn't find it. TheDeafWikipedian (talk) 20:07, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Police Lines School and College, Rangpur

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No doubt a fine school, and an article that contains a nice picture, an infobox, and even an audio pronunciation of it's name. But not a notable topic. The only source containing significant coverage is the school website.

Source assessment table
Source	Independent?	Significant coverage?	Count source toward GNG?
http://www.plscr.edu.bd/about-us/	School website	Two long paragraphs	✘ No
https://web.archive.org/web/20240831220558/https://www.barta24.com/amp/details/education/198198/police-lines-college-top-rangpur		Boils down to, "In 2023 and 2022, it had the highest HSC pass rate in the district"	✘ No
https://sprangpur.gov.bd/about_us.php?action=4	Superintendent of Police supervises the school	One short paragraph	✘ No
https://alokitosomoy.com/archives/30496	~ Probably a press release	List of dignitaries present when a foundation stone was laid, but no encyclopedic content - no explanation of what the new building is for, why it is needed, how big it will be, how much it will cost, when it will be completed, etc.	✘ No
https://web.archive.org/web/20150306193641/http://plscrbd.com/	School website	Shorter version of 1st source	✘ No
http://plscr.edu.bd/notices/admissions	School website	Redundant copy of 1st source	✘ No
This table may not be a final or consensus view; it may summarize developing consensus, or reflect assessments of a single editor. Created using {{source assess table}}.

Searches of the usual Google types in English and Bengali, as well as searches of ProQuest Central and East View's South Asian Newspapers archive, found sources that fail WP:ORGTRIV, but no sources that are simultaneously independent and in-depth. So should not be a stand alone article. Open to a redirect to Rangpur, Bangladesh#Education. --Worldbruce (talk) 18:51, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Redirect to Rangpur, Bangladesh#Schools as WP:ATD. Broc (talk) 16:37, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Bengali group of languages

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The article cannot be expanded and has nothing to say what cannot be said in articles such as Bengali language, History of Bengali language and more. Capitals00 (talk) 00:03, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment. Is this the same as Bengali–Assamese languages? If so, a merge might be more appropriate. Do the references use the term "Bengali group of languages"? Eastmain (talk • contribs) 01:15, 9 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
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Delete: not much found in google books or other articles for the term "Bengali Group of languages". As Eastmain mentions, this might mean Bengali–Assamese languages - Seems the term "Bengali group of languages" is WP:OR. Asteramellus (talk) 22:47, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete seems to be WP:OR as mentioned above. EmeraldRange (talk/contribs) 12:56, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Keep If we check Glottolog, the Bengali-Assamese group of languages which is given the name Gauda-Kamrupa then branches out into two Kamrupa and Gauda-Banga. It is clear that this article titled Bengali group of languages is about this Gauda-Banga branch which contains all of the dialects mentioned in the article. --Jaunpurzada (talk) 17:02, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Jashore Cantonment railway station

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Another contested redirect without improvement. Contested redirect without improvement. Zero in-depth sourcing, and Searches did not turn up enough in-depth coverage from independent, reliable sources to support meeting WP:GNG. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 19:25, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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This is an important railway station near to the Jashore Cantonment as well as Jashore University of Science and Technology. Everyday thousand of new student and come and used this station to get Jashore cantonment and Jashore University of Science and Technology. When I created this article I carefully read all the content after I created this article. I don't think it should be deleted. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stud.asif (talk • contribs) 07:41, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Delete. My search of English Language sources did not turn up any evidence of notablility. I may have missed good sources in other languages. Please ping me if sources are identified. BennyOnTheLoose (talk) 10:57, 11 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
This railway station located in Bangladesh so it is difficult to find out any notable evidence in English. If you search the same evidence in Bengali. There will be a lot of evidence which prove it notable railway station. Stud.asif (talk) 08:55, 12 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Darshana Junction railway station

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Contested redirect without improvement. Zero in-depth sourcing, and Searches did not turn up enough in-depth coverage from independent, reliable sources to support meeting WP:GNG. Onel5969 ^{TT me} 18:58, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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This article is about a Junction railway station. This station is used by many people for their needs as it is a junction station so many consider it as a transit point and use it. While creating this article I read the article guidelines carefully and then created it. So I don't think there is a need to delete it. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Stud.asif (talk • contribs) 07:45, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Greater Bangladesh

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The article is largely dependent on original research and synthesis, not having sufficient in-depth coverage in independent reliable sources. I consider it as non-notable under WP:GNG. The theory "Greater Bangladesh" had been popular just among a small group of people, specifically the right-wing Indian politicians. Recently, the topic became trending after the fall of Sheikh Hasina, when a student advisor posted a status on FB relating to Greater Bangladesh, which he later deleted. However, it was just an individual opinion or viewpoint, not substantially notable. But, as you know, some unreliable Godi media often spread propaganda and rumors, as it happened in case of Greater Bangladesh. Several media reports especially this report of Economic Times has been proved to be fake after a fact check by Bangladesh Sangbad Sangstha. I don't think that in reality such a conspiracy exists. There seems to be no military operation, militant organization or so called "Islamist group" that is circulating any activities or military training in Bangladesh in order to fulfill the agenda of Greater Bangladesh. I consider it to fall under WP:FRINGE, WP:NOTOPINION, WP:ADVOCACY and the cited news reports as WP:NOTNEWS. I am aware that historically there had been something (perhaps a proposal by Hussain Shahid Suhrawardy) like Undivided Bengal before the Partition of India. However, I think a similar article United Bengal can cover all those, eventually raising questions on the significance of Greater BD article. Robo^Cric Let's chat 16:21, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Comment: I am well aware that the article had undergone two previous nominations. But the fact is that- first one had no consensus, and the second one resulted into "keep" largely due to the lack of detailed information and logic in deletion rationale by nominator. Robo^Cric Let's chat 16:31, 7 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - unmitigated irredentism. Bearian (talk) 00:41, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete - Merge only necessary content without Godi media sources to United Bengal. Orientls (talk) 04:52, 8 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete- Most media coverage is about Turkey based group showing Greater Bangladesh map. Fruit Orchard (talk) 03:44, 10 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete- Per nominator's reasoning. Ixudi (talk) 08:41, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Delete, the nom's statement sums it up. ToadetteEdit (talk) 14:30, 13 June 2025 (UTC)[reply]

Syed Shah Israil

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This article fails to meet the notability guidelines as outlined in WP:N. The subject is not the focus of any significant coverage in reliable, independent sources. The few mentions that do exist are passing and do not provide the depth of material necessary to support a standalone article. Most of the sources cited are either not about the subject or use it only as a brief example without substantial analysis or dedicated discussion. Given the lack of notability and meaningful coverage, the article does not justify its own space. Deletion or merging into a broader, more relevant topic (if applicable) would be more appropriate. Retaining it in its current state risks violating Wikipedia’s standards. Jaunpurzada (talk) 21:15, 23 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Delete - both the context and sourcing doesn't explain why he's notable. Where are the reviews of his works? Where are the compendiums or other collections? Bearian (talk) 01:40, 24 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]
Redirect to Sylhetis#Other languages. The deepest source is a single paragraph, half of which is about who he was descended from, about his uncle, and about one of his sons. The remainder is just two sentences: "[Syed Israil] was a sufi saint well known for his high proficiency in Arabic and Persian. He was also known as the Malek-ul-Ulama, well-versed in both Arabic and Persian: he wrote Madanul Fauaed in Persian in 914 Hijri." The other sources manage to cover the same ground in one sentence each. Because of the absence of significant coverage, this shouldn't be a stand alone article. --Worldbruce (talk) 05:32, 28 May 2025 (UTC)[reply]