Gonobhaban Map showing incorrect location names, Spammers changed original names

Google Maps, now shows irrelevant names near Gonobhaban, the official residence of the Prime Minister of Bangladesh. A large number of people all over the country widely shared the incident on various social media platforms including Facebook.

Have you recently searched “Gonobhaban” on Google Maps? If yes, then you may also see some irrelevant names near the Gonobhaban Map. If you search for the Prime Minister’s official residence name on Google Maps on a Phone or PC, you will be shocked once such names appear on the screen.

Why is the Gonobhaban Map showing incorrect names?

Google Maps is the most popular free online map, billions of people from all over the world are using it to find out locations. The maps allow the users to add or change the name of any location. Anyone who has a Gmail account can easily do that. The changed name will be displayed on the Maps for some time. Later, the authority will remove the irrelevant names after review.

As we all know, Quota Reform Protest is ongoing in Bangladesh. Many students were killed during the protest. Spammers who know how to add or change location names on Google Maps, changed the previous names near the Gonovobon Map.

As a result, if you search on Google Maps with the name of the residence of the Prime Minister, you will get irrelevant names. While writing this news, the following names was showing on both the Phone and PC version of Maps.

Gonobhaban Map
The screenshot taken from PC on August 2

Meanwhile, the incident became a trending topic across the country. A large number of people shared the screenshot on various social media platforms including Facebook.

“Yesterday, I searched Gonobhaban on Google Maps, it was a jaw-dropping experience. However, today another search result left me speechless” a user wrote on a Facebook Group.

Gonobhaban Location
Screenshot Source: Facebook Group
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