Barisāl (Bangladesh)

LC control no.	n 82140500
Descriptive conventions	rda
Geographic heading	Barisāl (Bangladesh) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities or the LC Catalog
See also	Barishal (Bangladesh) *Browse this term in* LC Authorities
Associated country	Bangladesh
Special note	SUBJECT USAGE: This heading is not valid for use as a subject. Works about this place are entered under Barishal (Bangladesh).
Found in	Śibājī Ut̲saba, 1979 (used in hdg.) t.p. (Barisāl) Britannica, viewed online September 17, 2020 (Barisal, officially called Barishal, city, south-central Bangladesh) GeoNames, viewed online September 17, 2020 (Barishal (Approved); Variants: Barisāl, Barīsal Sada; PPLA; 22°42'18"N, 090°22'12"E) Dhaka Tribune, viewed online September 17, 2020: "Mixed reactions as govt changes English spellings of 5 district names", April 2, 2018 (The government's decision to change the English spellings of five district names has received mixed reactions across the country ... The decision came on Monday at the meeting of the National Implementation Committee for Administrative Reorganizations-Reforms (Nicar) ... Previous name of district (English): Barisal; New name of district (English): Barishal)
Geographic area code	a-bg---