Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/Faizul Latif Chowdhury (2nd nomination)


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The result was no consensus.  Sandstein  08:56, 6 December 2017 (UTC)

Faizul Latif Chowdhury
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This is a lengthy BLP but is very thin on references. Hardly any of the material is directly supported by an inline citation, and those most of the references that are listed address tangential points, not Chowdhury directly. I haven't been able to find any additional sources in English, and I can find nothing in the article that suggests a pass of one of the applicable SNGs. For example, the article is largely devoted to his scholarship, but going by GScholar, GBooks and WorldCat searches it does not appear to have made a significant impact per WP:PROF. The civil service positions mentioned in the article do not seem to be particularly notable.

My only reservation would be whether additional sources exist in Bangla, which I can't search for. A previous AfD in 2013 closed as delete but there wasn't much in the way of substantial discussion. –&#8239;Joe (talk) 11:17, 13 November 2017 (UTC)
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 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus.
 * Delete. Non-notable person. Sportsfan 1234 (talk) 14:42, 13 November 2017 (UTC)
 * He is the Director General of Bangladesh National Museum. I think this only thing is enough to proof his notability.--Masum-al-hasan (talk) 07:34, 14 November 2017 (UTC)
 * No position makes someone inherently notable. There needs to be coverage in independent reliable sources. –&#8239;Joe (talk) 09:29, 14 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Delete - No significant reliable coverage. CAPTAIN RAJU (T) 23:41, 14 November 2017 (UTC)
 * As mention by Masum he is the DG of Bangladesh National Museum and this is the highest post of the museum. He also a well known as a translator of Bengali poetry and a researcher on poet Jibanananda Das. As author he write already several books and few are research book about Jibanananda Das poetry. His research book about Jibanananda Das poetry published from leading publisher in Bangladesh. He is the one of lead researcher of Jibanananda Das poetry. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Hasive (talk • contribs) 09:12, 20 November 2017 (UTC)

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks,  Sandstein   20:56, 20 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep Let's stop this bias against scholars who aren't part of the western system. This article is about someone who is a director of a national museum and as user Masum has said earlier, is well noted in Bangladesh circles.Egaoblai (talk) 01:57, 21 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep The article is a complete mess, but there are multiple news hits to The Daily Star, which is one of the best Bangladesh-based news sources you can get. Ritchie333 (talk) (cont)  13:26, 22 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Keep - clearly meets the general inclusion criteria, with independent coverage in reliable sources (specifically large regional newspapers). -- Ajraddatz (talk) 08:13, 25 November 2017 (UTC)
 * Comment. I've checked the news hits and they are all extremely shallow: they give single, trivial quotes from Chowdhury about something that happened at the museum, or mention that he spoke at an event there. Nothing more than a sentence and, tellingly, none of the material in the article is actually sourceable to them, apart from his name and the fact that he runs the museum.
 * I don't think it's bias to recognise that Chowdhury's position as DG of the Bangladesh National Museum has not translated into significant coverage in reliable sources. For comparison, we don't appear to have articles on the directors of the national museums of most western countries, either. –&#8239;Joe (talk) 11:14, 25 November 2017 (UTC)

 Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion and clearer consensus. Relisting comment: A quick reminder: When commenting please stick to the subject at hand. Cite policies and/or guidelines when possible. And for the love of G--, be brief!

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Ad Orientem (talk) 01:53, 28 November 2017 (UTC)


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