The government decided to change the English spelling of five districts a few days ago. It seems to me that the correction has not been done properly. I was happy to see that the government had attempted to correct their spellings but was disappointed with the end result.

To my understanding, Chattogram, Jashore and Barishal do not conform to the Bengali spelling and intonation. Chattogram should have been rewritten as Chottogram. Jashore should have been rewritten as Joshore, and likewise, Barishal should have been Borishal.

I hope that the concerned authorities will give the matter some thought and make the necessary changes forthwith.

Minhazul Azam, By email