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On 19 April 2026, it was proposed that this article be moved from Jessore to Jashore. The result of the discussion was not moved.

Placename changes and Wikipedia policy

Latest comment: 8 years ago1 comment1 person in discussion

Please see the discussion at Wikipedia talk:WikiProject Bangladesh#Placename changes and Wikipedia policy before moving to a new title. --Worldbruce (talk) 05:35, 6 April 2018 (UTC)Reply

Requested move 19 April 2026

Latest comment: 1 month ago4 comments4 people in discussion

The following is a closed discussion of a requested move. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made in a new section on the talk page. Editors desiring to contest the closing decision should consider a move review after discussing it on the closer's talk page. No further edits should be made to this discussion.

The result of the move request was: not moved. (closed by non-admin page mover) Jeffrey34555 (talk) 23:25, 27 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

– I propose that these pages be moved to Jashore and Jashore District respectively. It has been 8 years since the Government of Bangladesh officially changed the English spelling from "Jessore" to "Jashore" (April 2018) to more closely match the Bengali pronunciation. While Wikipedia often waits for "common usage" to catch up with official changes, the 8-year mark represents a significant period where "Jashore" has now become the standard in both local and international contexts. Stud.asif (talk) 19:49, 19 April 2026 (UTC) — Relisting. Jeffrey34555 (talk) 19:09, 26 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

oppose Although it is good to revisit official names periodically, it was only a couple of months ago that we examined the similar situation of Bogra, and nothing has changed since then. There is nothing magical about the 8 year mark. Guideline Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names) explains in depth how to choose among names, including an entire section on establishing a widely accepted name. Adoption of the official name may have become more uniform within government. Possibly more Bangladeshi newspapers have adopted the new spelling. But:

Both Banglapedia: The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh and Encyclopædia Britannica still use Jessore..
No widely used atlas, gazetteer, or geographical dictionary uses Jashore.
Some national newspapers use Jessore, some use Jashore.
Google ngram viewer shows that Jessore is four times more common.

--Worldbruce (talk) 14:07, 25 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

oppose per Worldbruce.Vinegarymass911 (talk) 20:44, 26 April 2026 (UTC)Reply

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