Talk:Bogra

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On August 24th, I went quickly through the page and attempted to fix some basic grammar, spelling, and general structure issues with this article. T.Douglas.Fairbanks (talk) 18:27, 24 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]

The naming authority, Government of the People's Republic of Bangladesh changed the official name of the "Bogra" to "Bogura" today to make the spelling similar to Bangla pronunciation.
Reference: <http://www.banglanews24.com/national/news/bd/645645.details>, <https://bdnews24.com/bangladesh/2018/04/02/bangladesh-changes-english-spellings-of-five-districts>

Hence the article's name has changed to the new one. — T. 11:42, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

Bogura is new spelling and formerly spelling is "Bogra" so please change it very quickly. FRabbi0 (talk) 19:16, 2 April 2018 (UTC)[reply]

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]

That's photo is quite old and unappealing. Rabbi1118 (talk) 07:42, 18 October 2019 (UTC)[reply]

Bogura is the common name, not Bogra TrueMoriarty (talk) 15:11, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply]

@TrueMoriarty: What evidence do you have that it meets Wikipedia's definition of WP:COMMONNAME? Guideline Wikipedia:Naming conventions (geographic names) explains in depth how to choose among names, including an entire section on establishing a widely accepted name. A few quick observations:

• Both Banglapedia: The National Encyclopedia of Bangladesh and Encyclopædia Britannica still use Bogra.[1][2].
• A new edition of the Times Atlas of the World was published in 2023. If you like, I can try to get hold of a copy and see what it says.
• Some national newspapers now use Bogura, others still use Bogra. Uptake internationally has probably been slower and spottier.

Google ngram viewer is of limited value for various reasons, but can give one an idea of how common the two spellings have been. --Worldbruce (talk) 16:02, 4 December 2024 (UTC)[reply] I don't have any proofs but I am from Bangladesh and I always hear my fellow Bangladeshis saying 'Bogura', not 'Bogra'. TrueMoriarty (talk) 06:35, 5 December 2024 (UTC)[reply] Yes I'm also Bangladeshi people are saying 'Bogura' 'Bogra' 103.197.153.38 (talk) 14:51, 17 August 2025 (UTC)[reply] Exactly! TrueMoriarty (talk) 18:55, 5 September 2025 (UTC)[reply]

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Bogra → BoguraBogura – Bogura is also common now. [3][4][5][6] Niasoh ❯❯❯ Wanna chat? 17:58, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]

• @Niasoh: How do you address the bullet points raised the last time this was discussed? Yes, some newspapers use Bogura, but others use Bogra,[7][8][9] and some are inconsistent.[10] Are there any encyclopedias that use Bogura? Any atlases? How do you respond to what Google ngram viewer shows? --Worldbruce (talk) 19:13, 13 February 2026 (UTC)[reply]